Malvaceae
634 edible species
Family including hibiscus, okra, and cacao; characterized by five petals and prominent stamens.
Musk Mallow
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Seed
Smaller tree-mallow, Cretan hollyhock
Edible: Leaves, Stems, Fruit
Dwarf Mallow, Common mallow
Edible: Leaves, Seed, Shoots
Bull Mallow
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Cheeseweed, Cheeseweed mallow
Edible: Leaves, Oil, Seed
Dwarf Mallow, Low mallow
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Jin hui
Edible: Leaves
Mallow, High mallow, French Hollyhock, Common Mallow, Tree Mallow, Tall Mallow
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Seed
Edible: Fruit, Vegetable
Chinese Mallow, Cluster mallow
Edible: Leaves, Seed
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Flowers, Leaves
Manzanito, Wax mallow
Edible: Fruit, Flowers
Sobon
Edible: Fruit
Wax mallow, Miniature sleeping Hibiscus
Edible: Fruit
Mexican malvaviscus
Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Flowers
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Leaves
Winged matisia
Edible: Fruit
Sapota macho, Machin zapote
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Seeds, Fruit
LosColorados matisia
Edible: Fruit, Seeds
Giacometto matisia
Edible: Fruit
Vaina
Edible: Fruit ?
Edible: Bark - salt
Edible: Fruit
Ecuador matisia
Edible: Fruit
Longflower matisia
Edible: Fruit
Esmeraldas matisia
Edible: Fruit ?
Obloqie leaf matisia
Edible: Fruit
Yellowish calyx matisia
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Zapote de monte
Edible: Fruit ?
Soegeng matisia
Edible: Fruit
Spathe matisia
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Medicine
Edible: Plant
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Fruit ?, Vegetable
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Kerodong tree
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Cenderai gajah
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Kamuling
Edible: Fruit
Mauve, Cheeses, Red-flowered mallow, Bristly mallow
Edible: Leaves - drink
Scurfy mollia
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Root
Balsa tree
Edible: Seeds - oil, Fruit
Edible: Seeds
Edible: Seeds
Guiana Chestnut, Water Chestnut
Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Saba nut, Glabrous pachira
Edible: Seeds, Nuts, Vegetable, Leaves
Maranhao nut, Trinidad pachira
Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Flowers
Mora pachira
Edible: Seed
Patino pachira
Edible: Seeds
Edible: Seeds, Seeds - oil
Almirajo
Edible: Fruit - aril, Seeds
Edible: Fruit ?
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Leaves, Fruit
Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Stems
Stinging pavonia
Edible: Flowers, Fruit
Edible: Bark
Midday flower
Edible: Leaves - tea
White flower leucoflora
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Root
Shaving brush tree
Edible: Seeds
Manguba
Edible: Seeds, Seeds - oil
Barrigon kapoktree
Edible: Leaves, Seeds
Maple-leafed bayur, Maple twist
Edible: Flowers
Edible: Fruit
Edible: ?
Laosian nayur tree, Lao pterospermum tree
Edible: Bark - masticatory
Buddha’s Coconut
Edible: Seeds
Amazon swizzlestick tree
Edible: Fruit
South American Sapote, Chupa Chupa, Matisia
Edible: Fruit
Rosita de Cacao
Edible: Flowers, Spice, Fruits, Leaves
Largeleaf matisia
Edible: Fruit
Sapotillo
Edible: Fruit
Tanke apasi
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Fruit
Witt swizzlestick tree
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Seeds
Fleece-fruit, East african bombax
Edible: Seeds, Nuts
Kambang semangkok bulat
Edible: Fruit, Seeds
Edible: Seeds
Malva nut
Edible: Fruit, Nuts, Seed