Lythraceae
37 species
Diverse herbs and shrubs including loosestrife; some produce dyes and have medicinal uses.
Ammannia baccifera
Blistering ammania, Dadmari
Edible: Leaves, POISONOUS
Ammannia involucrata
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Ammannia multiflora
Jerry-jerry
Edible: Seeds
Cuphea aequipetala
Mexican loosestrife
Edible: Leaves ?, Medicine
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Mexican false heather
Edible: Leaves - medicine
Cuphea lanceolata
Cigar flower
Edible: Seeds - oil
Cuphea micropetala
Candy corn plant
Edible: Caution
Cuphea viscosissima
Blue wax-weed, Clammy cuphea
Edible: Seeds - oil
Duabanga grandiflora
Edible: Fruit, Nectar
Heimia myrtifolia
Edible: Leaves - drink, Caution
Heimia salicifolia - (Kunth.)Link.
Erva De Vida, Shrubby yellowcrest
Lagerstroemia calyculata
Edible: Unsure - Leaves ?
Lagerstroemia cochinchinensis
Edible: Leaves
Lagerstroemia indica
Indian lilac
Edible: Flowers
Lagerstroemia parviflora
Crepe myrtle
Edible: Gum
Lawsonia inermis
Henna, Tree mignonette
Edible: Food colouring, Leaves - flavouring, Medicine, Caution
Lythrum portula - (L.)D.A.Webb.
Water Purslane, Spatulaleaf loosestrife
Edible: Leaves
Lythrum salicaria
Purple Loosestrife
Edible: Leaves, Root
Pemphis acidula
Pemphis, Digging Stick Tree
Edible: Leaves, Sap, Fruit
Punica granatum
Pomegranate
Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Spice, Vegetable, Flowers
Punica protopunica
Edible: Fruit
Rotala indica
Tooth-cup, Joint potherb
Edible: Shoots, Leaves
Rotala rotundifolia
Round leaf toothcup
Edible: Leaves
Sonneratia alba
White mangrove
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Flower nectar
Sonneratia apetala
Edible: Fruit
Sonneratia caseolaris
Firefly mangrove, Red-flowered Pornupan mangrove
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Spice
Sonneratia griffithii
Edible: Fruit
Sonneratia ovata
Mangrove apple
Edible: Fruit
Trapa bicornis
Water caltrop, Chinese water chestnut
Edible: Seeds, Vegetable
Trapa bicornuta
Edible: Seeds
Trapa incisa
Kra chap
Edible: Seeds, Fruit
Trapa japonica
Edible: Seeds, Fruit
Trapa natans
Caltrops, Jesuit Nut, Water Caltrops
Edible: Seeds, Kernel, Nuts, Vegetable, Leaf stalk
Trapa natans var. africana
Edible: Fruit
Trapa natans var. bispinosa
Caltrop, Water chestnut
Edible: Seeds, Nuts, Fruit
Trapa natans var. quadrispinosa
Waterchestnut
Edible: Fruit
Woodfordia fruticosa
Fire-flame bush
Edible: Flowers - nectar, Flowers, Fruit, Shoots, Leaves, Gum