Fabaceae
1953 edible species
Legume family with nitrogen-fixing roots; includes beans, peas, lentils, peanuts, and alfalfa.
Tundra milkvetch
Edible: Root
Wanydjarrpu
Edible: Root
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Edible: Vegetable, Seeds
Rhodesian Teak, Zambesi Redwood
Edible: Flowers
Sand camwood, Jasmine pea
Edible: Fruit, Roots - tea
Camwood, African sandalwood tree
Edible: Seeds
Wild indigo, Rattlebush, House-fly weed
Edible: Leaves, Shoots
Dwarf white Bauhinia
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Fruit
Edible: Flowers, Vegetable
Ebony, Queensland bean, Queensland ebony
Edible: Nectar
Edible: Stem - drink
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit, Flowers
Brazilian orchid tree
Edible: Tea, Flowers
Bauhinia Bean tree
Edible: Spice
Edible: Flowers ?
Edible: Leaves
Red trailing bauhinia
Edible: Fruit
Tongue-leaved Bauhinia
Edible: Vegetable, Leaves
Malabar ebony, Mountain ebony
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Flowers
Butterfly Flower
Edible: Leaves, Flowers
White bauhinia, Zambezi coffee
Edible: Seeds - coffee, Seeds, Nectar, Root
Wild coffee beans, Kalahari bauhinia, Camel's foot
Edible: Seeds, Roots, Pods
Butterfly Tree, Purple orchid Tree
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Seeds, Fruit, Gum
Burmese silk orchid
Edible: Seeds, Flowers, Leaves, Pods
Edible: Seeds
Silver butterfly tree
Edible: Fruit, Pods
Indian bauhinia, Semla
Edible: Flowers, Buds, Gum
Sieo
Edible: Leaves
Round leaf bauhinia
Edible: Flower buds
Edible: Shoots, Fruit, Leaves
St Thomas Tree, Yellow Bauhinia, Yellow tree bauhinia
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Flowers
Malu Creeper, Camel's foot climber
Edible: Seeds, Fruit, Pods, Leaves, Flowers
Pink Orchid Tree
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Buds, Fruit, Pods, Seeds, Gum
White orchid tree
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Gai
Edible: Leaves
Yunnan bauhinia
Edible: Pods
Bois de Rose
Edible: Leaves ?
Red oak
Edible: Leaves - flavouring
Edible: Seeds - flavouring
Mysore thorn
Edible: Fruit
Rainbow wood, Sappanwood tree, Indian redwood
Edible: Stem - drink, Wood - food dye
Edible: Leaves, Flower
Ribbon pea
Edible: Nectar
Edible: Tuber, Root
Edible: Seeds, Seeds - spice, Leaves
Edible: Seeds - spice
Edible: Seeds, Seeds - spice
Msasa
Edible: Seeds
Ariza flamebean
Edible: Leaves - tea
Rose of Venezuela, Scarlet Flame bean, Rose of the mountain
Edible: Bark - drink
Clavellino
Edible: Fruit
Rhodesian ash, Red syringa
Edible: Gum, Bark - drink
Edible: Seeds
Edible: Seeds
Edible: Seeds
Edible: Seeds
Flame of the Forest
Edible: Roots, Flowers, Gum, Leaves, Pods
Edible: Sap - drink, Caution
Bonduc nut, Grey nicker
Edible: Seeds - Oil, Seeds - coffee, Caution, Leaves
Wood Gossip, Fever nut, Bonduc nut
Edible: Medicine
Edible: Stem, Fruit
Teri pods, Udakiryaka
Edible: Oil
Nguam
Edible: Fruit
Bird of paradise tree
Edible: Flowers - spice
Sapnit tree
Edible: Leaves
Barbados pride
Edible: Seeds, Flowers, Pod
Sappanwood. Rainbow wood
Spiny Holdback, Tara
Edible: Seed
Pigeon pea
Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Pods, Sprouts, Vegetable
Thick stemmed cajanus
Edible: Seeds
Katori peren
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Wild tor
Edible: Pods
Edible: Leaves, Fruit
Edible: Seeds, Caution
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Stem - tea, Medicine
Edible: Seeds
Angel's hair, Red calliandra tree
Edible: Honey, Probably only livestock
Wild jicama
Edible: Root
Calapo
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Seeds
Narrow leaf campsiandra
Edible: Seeds
Edible: Seeds
Venezuela campsiandra
Edible: Seeds
Edible: Leaves - drink
Edible: Seeds, Seeds - coffee, Pods, Fruit, Vegetable
Edible: Seeds