Lythraceae
37 edible species
Diverse herbs and shrubs including loosestrife; some produce dyes and have medicinal uses.
Blistering ammania, Dadmari
Edible: Leaves, POISONOUS
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Jerry-jerry
Edible: Seeds
Mexican loosestrife
Edible: Leaves ?, Medicine
Mexican false heather
Edible: Leaves - medicine
Cigar flower
Edible: Seeds - oil
Candy corn plant
Edible: Caution
Blue wax-weed, Clammy cuphea
Edible: Seeds - oil
Edible: Fruit, Nectar
Edible: Leaves - drink, Caution
Erva De Vida, Shrubby yellowcrest
Edible: Unsure - Leaves ?
Edible: Leaves
Indian lilac
Edible: Flowers
Crepe myrtle
Edible: Gum
Henna, Tree mignonette
Edible: Food colouring, Leaves - flavouring, Medicine, Caution
Water Purslane, Spatulaleaf loosestrife
Edible: Leaves
Purple Loosestrife
Edible: Leaves, Root
Pemphis, Digging Stick Tree
Edible: Leaves, Sap, Fruit
Pomegranate
Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Spice, Vegetable, Flowers
Edible: Fruit
Tooth-cup, Joint potherb
Edible: Shoots, Leaves
Round leaf toothcup
Edible: Leaves
White mangrove
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Flower nectar
Edible: Fruit
Firefly mangrove, Red-flowered Pornupan mangrove
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Spice
Edible: Fruit
Mangrove apple
Edible: Fruit
Water caltrop, Chinese water chestnut
Edible: Seeds, Vegetable
Edible: Seeds
Kra chap
Edible: Seeds, Fruit
Edible: Seeds, Fruit
Caltrops, Jesuit Nut, Water Caltrops
Edible: Seeds, Kernel, Nuts, Vegetable, Leaf stalk
Edible: Fruit
Caltrop, Water chestnut
Edible: Seeds, Nuts, Fruit
Waterchestnut
Edible: Fruit
Fire-flame bush
Edible: Flowers - nectar, Flowers, Fruit, Shoots, Leaves, Gum