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Rutaceae

286 edible species

Citrus family producing oranges, lemons, limes, and aromatic oils.

Murraya crenulata
Murraya crenulata

Murraya tree

Edible: Fruit

Murraya koenigii - (L.) Spreng.
Murraya koenigii - (L.) Spreng.

Curry tree, Curry leaf tree

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Oil

Naringi alata
Naringi alata

Edible: Fruit

Naringi crenulata
Naringi crenulata

Hesperethusa

Edible: Fruit

Orixa japonica
Orixa japonica

Stinking goat, Japanese changshan, White pepper

Edible: Leaves, Fruit - spice

Paramignya scandens
Paramignya scandens

Edible: Fruit

Paramignya trimera
Paramignya trimera

Edible: Fruit

Phellodendron amurense
Phellodendron amurense

Amur cork tree

Edible: Fruit, Bark

Phellodendron lavallei
Phellodendron lavallei

Miyama-Kihada

Edible: Fruit

Pilocarpus pennatifolius
Pilocarpus pennatifolius

Pinnate pilocarpus

Pilocarpus racemosus subsp. goudotianus
Pilocarpus racemosus subsp. goudotianus
Pitavia punctata
Pitavia punctata

Patao, Pitran

Edible: Fruit

Pleiospermium littorale
Pleiospermium littorale

Edible: Fruit

Poncirus trifoliata - (L.)Raf.
Poncirus trifoliata - (L.)Raf.

Bitter Orange, Hardy orange, Trifoliat Orange, Japanese Hardy Orange

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Ptaeroxylon obliquum
Ptaeroxylon obliquum

Sneezewood

Edible: Medicine, Caution

Ptelea baldwinii
Ptelea baldwinii

Common hoptree

Edible: Seed

Ptelea trifoliata
Ptelea trifoliata

Common hoptree, Water-ash, Stinking ash, Ague bark, Waferash, Shrubby trefoil, Hop tree

Edible: Fruit - hops, Fruit - spice

Ptelea trifoliata mollis
Ptelea trifoliata mollis

Hop Tree

Edible: Fruit

Ptelea trifoliata var. baldwinii
Ptelea trifoliata var. baldwinii

Edible: Seed

Ptelea trifoliata var. mollis
Ptelea trifoliata var. mollis

Hop tree, Water-ash, Skunkbush

Edible: Fruit

Ruta chalepensis
Ruta chalepensis

Mediterranean Aleppo rue

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - flavouring, Leaves - tea

Ruta graveolens
Ruta graveolens

Rue

Edible: Leaves, Herb, Spice, Leaves - tea, Seeds

Ruta montana
Ruta montana

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Seeds

Severinia disticha
Severinia disticha

Edible: Fruit

Skimmia arborescens
Skimmia arborescens

Edible: Leaves - flavouring

Skimmia laureola
Skimmia laureola

Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Caution

Swinglea glutinosa
Swinglea glutinosa

Tabog, Kabuyok

Edible: Fruit peel - drinks

Tetradium austrosinense
Tetradium austrosinense

Edible: Fruit, Fruit - oil

Tetradium daniellii
Tetradium daniellii

Chosen-goshuyu

Edible: Fruit - oil, Seeds - oil

Tetradium sambucinum
Tetradium sambucinum

Edible: Medicine

Thamnosma africana
Thamnosma africana

Edible: Medicine

Toddalia asiatica
Toddalia asiatica

Cockspur orange, Climbing orange

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Spice

Toddaliopsis bremekampii
Toddaliopsis bremekampii

Wild mandarin, Wart-berry

Edible: Fruit

Toxosiphon carinatus
Toxosiphon carinatus

Carinate toxosiphon

Triphasia trifolia
Triphasia trifolia

Lime berry

Edible: Fruit

Vepris afzelii
Vepris afzelii

A-tunt

Edible: Fruit

Vepris boiviniana
Vepris boiviniana

Edible: Leaves - Medicine

Vepris dainellii
Vepris dainellii

Edible: Fruit

Vepris eugeniifolia
Vepris eugeniifolia

Edible: Fruit

Vepris glomerata
Vepris glomerata

Edible: Fruit

Vepris heterophylla
Vepris heterophylla

Edible: Leaves - flavouring

Vepris lanceolata
Vepris lanceolata

White ironwood

Edible: Fruit - spice

Vepris natalensis
Vepris natalensis

False ironwood

Edible: Fruit

Vepris nobilis
Vepris nobilis

Small-fruited teclea, Giant cherry-orange

Edible: Fruit

Vepris samburuensis
Vepris samburuensis

Edible: Fruit

Vepris simplicifolia
Vepris simplicifolia

Edible: Fruit

Vepris trichocarpa
Vepris trichocarpa

Kimena

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - medicine

Zanthoxylum ailanthoides
Zanthoxylum ailanthoides

Vietnam pepper, Japanese prickly ash

Edible: Leaves, Fruit - spice

Zanthoxylum alatum
Zanthoxylum alatum

Winged Prickly Ash

Zanthoxylum americanum
Zanthoxylum americanum

Common pricklyash

Edible: Seed - spice

Zanthoxylum armatum
Zanthoxylum armatum

Nepal pepper, Prickly ash bark

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Twigs, Spice

Zanthoxylum avicennae
Zanthoxylum avicennae

Chinese prickly ash

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Fruit, Spice

Zanthoxylum beecheyanum
Zanthoxylum beecheyanum

Okinawan sansho

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Bark

Zanthoxylum budrunga
Zanthoxylum budrunga

Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Fruit, Seeds - flavouring

Zanthoxylum bungeanum
Zanthoxylum bungeanum
Zanthoxylum capense
Zanthoxylum capense

Small knobwood

Edible: Medicine

Zanthoxylum chalybeum
Zanthoxylum chalybeum

Gadda

Edible: Leaves, Bark, Fruit, Vegetable, Seeds

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis

Hercules club, Pepperwood, Toothache tree

Edible: Caution, Seeds - flavouring

Zanthoxylum coreanum
Zanthoxylum coreanum

Edible: Leaves

Zanthoxylum fagara
Zanthoxylum fagara

Lime prickly ash

Edible: Bark - spice, Leaves - spice

Zanthoxylum flavum
Zanthoxylum flavum

Yellow heart prickly ash

Zanthoxylum gilletii
Zanthoxylum gilletii

African satinwood

Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Leaves - tea, Seeds - oil

Zanthoxylum heitzii
Zanthoxylum heitzii

Edible: Fruit

Zanthoxylum heterophyllum
Zanthoxylum heterophyllum

Edible: Fruit, Bark - flavouring

Zanthoxylum khasianum
Zanthoxylum khasianum

Sumer-chheng, Soh-umiuw

Edible: Leaves, Seed

Zanthoxylum lemairei
Zanthoxylum lemairei

Edible: Fruit - flavouring, Spice, Seeds - oil

Zanthoxylum limonella
Zanthoxylum limonella

Indian pepper

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Spice, Bark, Seed coat

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Zanthoxylum macrophyllum var. preusii

Edible: Bark - drink, Bark - tea

Zanthoxylum martinicense
Zanthoxylum martinicense

Martinique prickly ash

Zanthoxylum monogynum subsp. monogynum
Zanthoxylum monogynum subsp. monogynum

Edible: Leaves - flavouring

Zanthoxylum motuoense
Zanthoxylum motuoense

Edible: Fruit - spice

Zanthoxylum myriacanthum
Zanthoxylum myriacanthum

Edible: Seeds, Fruit - Spice

Zanthoxylum myriacanthum var. pubescens
Zanthoxylum myriacanthum var. pubescens

Edible: Fruit - spice

Zanthoxylum nitidum
Zanthoxylum nitidum

Edible: Spice, Fruit, Leaves - flavouring

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Zanthoxylum okinawense

Edible: Shoots - flavouring

Zanthoxylum ovalifolium
Zanthoxylum ovalifolium

Oval-leaf yellow wood

Edible: Fruit, Vegetable

Zanthoxylum paracanthum
Zanthoxylum paracanthum

Edible: Leaves

Zanthoxylum piperitum
Zanthoxylum piperitum

Japanese Pepper leaf, Sichuan pepper

Edible: Seeds, Berry, Leaves, Bark, Fruit - spice

Zanthoxylum planispinum
Zanthoxylum planispinum

Winged prickly ash, Chinese wingleaf pricklyash

Edible: Leaves, Fruit - flavouring

Zanthoxylum rhetsa
Zanthoxylum rhetsa

Indian prickly ash, Cape yellowwood

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Bark, Flavouring, Leaves, Flower buds

Zanthoxylum rhoifolium
Zanthoxylum rhoifolium

Dark prickly ash

Zanthoxylum scandens
Zanthoxylum scandens

Edible: Fruit - spice

Zanthoxylum schinifolium
Zanthoxylum schinifolium

Green zanthoxylum, Aromatic zanthoxylum

Edible: Leaves, Fruit - spice, Seeds - oil

Zanthoxylum simulans
Zanthoxylum simulans

Szechwan pepper, Sichuan peppercorn

Edible: Fruit - spice

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Zanthoxylum usitatum

Edible: Fruit - flavouring

Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides
Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides

Candle wood, Senegal prickly ash

Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Seeds - spice, Bark, Seeds - flavouring, Fruit, Root