Fabaceae
1953 edible species
Legume family with nitrogen-fixing roots; includes beans, peas, lentils, peanuts, and alfalfa.
Edible: Seeds
Edible: Gum, Roots
Varnish wattle
Edible: Pods, Seeds
Prickly Moses
Edible: Seeds
Bramble wattle, Gundabluey
Edible: Seeds, Gum, Seeds - coffee
Wanyu
Edible: Seeds ?
Snake wood
Edible: Seeds, Gum
Edible: Gum
Edible: Seeds
Barbados pride, Coral Pea, Bead Tree
Edible: Seeds, Nut, Leaves, Vegetable
Edible: Stems?, Leaves
Edible: Root
Rica-rica
Edible: Roots
Edible: Seeds - oil
Edible: Leaves, Flowers
Balsawood tree, Pith-tree
Edible: Seeds
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Flower
African mahogany, Lucky-bean tree
Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Fruit - aril, Vegetable
Pretty afzelia
Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable
Fidji afzelia
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Apa
Edible: Seeds - spice
Kpakpa
Edible: Seeds
Forest afzelia
Edible: Seeds, Seeds - oil
Edible: Seed
Lucky bean, Pod mahogany
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Bark - potash
Rosewood
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Edible: Leaves, Leaves - flavouring, Caution
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Flat-crown, Rough-bark flat-crown
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Seeds
Spirit's marbles
Edible: Fruit, Seeds
Worm-cure albizia
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Gum, Roots
Cam lao
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Leaves, Stems
Edible: Leaves
Edible: None known
Lowveld albizia
Edible: Bark - medicine
Red nongo
Edible: Bark - drink
Smooth-bark flat-crown
Edible: Leaves
Silk Tree, Siris
Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Leaves - tea, Vegetable
Siris tree, East Indian walnut
Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Shoots, Flowers
Kariskis
Edible: Bark
Potka siris tree
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Edible: Pods, Fruit
Black siris, Fragrant albizia
Edible: Bark - drink, Leaves
Forest Siris, Brown Albizia
Edible: Leaves, Pods, Vegetable, Bark
Forest long-pod albizia
Edible: Resin, Gum
Okoro, Red nongo
Edible: Leaves
Wachenheimii alexa
Edible: ?
Costa Rica alfaroa
Edible: Fruit ?
Camelthorn, Mannatree, Persian manna plant, Alhagi
Edible: Manna
Manna Tree
Edible: Manna, Root
Camel thorn, Caspian manna, Persian manna plant
Edible: Roots, Tubers, Sap, Manna, Leaves
Mordi
Edible: Seeds
Edible: Seed
Edible: Roots - flavouring
Rough chainpea, Red moneywort
Edible: Seeds
Alyce, Buffalo Clover
Edible: Herb, Leaves
Scotsman's rattle
Edible: Seeds, Spice
Amburana
Edible: Fruit, Bark, Seeds, Nuts
Leadplant, Wild tea
Edible: Leaves - tea
Indigo bush, False indigo, Itachi-hagi
Edible: Fruit - spice
Dwarf false indigo
Edible: Probably not edible.
Hog Peanut, Wild peanut
Edible: Seeds, Root, Tuber
Edible: Seeds, Seed pod
Edible: Seed, Seedpod
Hog Peanut
Edible: Root, Seed
Bean clover
Edible: Flower - nectar
Cabbage tree
Edible: Fruit, Honey, Leaves - drink
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Seeds
Edible: Seeds
Edible: Fruit
African rosewood
Edible: Seeds
Rajenik, Kidney vetch
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Edible: Seeds
Ground nut, Cinnamon Vine, American potato bean, Apios, Bog potato, Kopniss
Edible: Tuber, Root, Seeds, Pods
Ground pear, Potato bean
Edible: Root, Tuber
Groundnut, Price’s potato-bean, Traveller’s delight
Edible: Root, Tuber, Pods
Brazilian ironwood
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Seeds?
Edible: Seeds?
Edible: Seeds?
Edible: Seeds?
Edible: Seeds?
Edible: Seeds?
Edible: Seeds?
Perennial peanut
Edible: Flowers
Edible: Seeds?
Edible: Seeds?
Edible: Seeds?
Edible: Seeds?
Edible: Seeds?
Peanut
Edible: Leaves, Oil, Oil, Seed, Seedpod
Peanut, Groundnut
Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Flavouring, Spice, Pods, Vegetable, Oil, Caution
Edible: Seeds?
Edible: Seeds?