Malvaceae

634 species

Family including hibiscus, okra, and cacao; characterized by five petals and prominent stamens.

Abelmoschus angulosus

Abelmoschus crinitus

Edible: Roots, Tubers, Fruit, Vegetable

Abelmoschus esculentus

Okra, Lady’s fingers

Edible: Pods, Flowers, Seeds, Seeds - coffee, Leaves, Vegetable

Abelmoschus ficulneus

Native rosella, White wild musk mallow

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Fruit, Seeds, Stems, Vegetable

Abelmoschus manihot

Aibika, Edible Hibiscus

Edible: Leaves, Flower buds, Vegetable, Root, Fruit, Pods

Abelmoschus manihot var. pungens

Abelmoschus moschatus

Musk mallow, Bush carrot

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Root, Pods, Spice, Vegetable, Fruit

Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus

Climbing hibiscus, Musk mallow

Edible: Leaves, Root, Fruit, Vegetable

Perennial Indian hemp, Maria herrania

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Fruit, Seed, Seeds - oil

Abutilon angulatum

Fluted abutilon

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable

Abutilon fruticosum

Texas Indian mallow

Abutilon hirtum

Edible: Seeds, Fruit

Abutilon indicum

Plains Lanternflower

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Flowers, Seeds - oil, Leaves - tea

Abutilon indicum var. guineense

Edible: Seeds, Leaves

Abutilon leucopetalum

Desert lantern, Lantern Bush

Abutilon longicuspe

Edible: Flowers, Vegetable

Abutilon mauritianum

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable

Abutilon mauritianum var. cabrae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Abutilon megapotamicum

Brazilian mallow

Edible: Flowers, Vegetable

Abutilon ochsenii - (Phil.)Reiche.

Edible: Flowers

Abutilon otocarpum

Lantern flower, Desert Lantern, Desert Chinese Lantern

Abutilon pictum

Japanese lantern plant, Indian mallow

Edible: Flowers

Abutilon purpurascens - (Link.)Schum.

Edible: Flowers

Abutilon ramosum

Monkey's sorrel

Abutilon species - .

Abutilon theophrasti

Edible: Seeds, Fruit, Leaves, Oil

Abutilon vitifolium - (Cav.)C.Presl.

Edible: Flowers

Abutilon x hybridum

Edible: Flowers

Abutilon x hybridum - hort. ex Siebert.&Voss.

Chinese Lantern, Flowering Maple

Edible: Flowers

Abutilon x milleri

Edible: Flowers

Abutilon x milleri - hort.

Trailing Abutilon

Edible: Flowers

Abutilon x suntense

Edible: Flowers

Adansonia digitata

Boabab, Cream of tartar tree

Edible: Roots, Leaves, Fruit, Seeds, Bark, Sprouts, Flowers, Vegetable

Adansonia fony var. rubrostipa

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Seeds - oil, Roots

Adansonia grandidieri

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Fruit, Vegetable

Adansonia gregorii

Bottle Tree, Australian Boabab

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Sap, Pith, Nuts, Roots

Adansonia madagascariensis

Madagascar boabab

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Sap, Seeds - oil, Vegetable

Adansonia perrieri

Adansonia suarezensis

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Fruit, Seeds, Vegetable

Alcea apterocarpa

Edible: Flowers - tea

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Roots, Stem

Marsh mallow, Bristly hollyhock

Edible: Flowers - tea

Alcea striata subsp. rufescens

Edible: Flowers, Fruit

Althaea armeniaca

Althaea officinalis

Marsh mallow, White mallow

Edible: Roots, Leaves, Leaves - tea, Flowers - tea, Vegetable

Ancistrocarpus densispinosus

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Anoda cristata - (L.) Schltdl.

Apeiba tibourbou

Ayenia catalpifolia

Edible: Bark, Seeds

Azanza garckeana

Chewing gum tree

Edible: Fruit pulp, Bark

Bakeridesia esculenta

Brazilian mallow

Edible: Flowers, Fruit

Bernoullia flammea

Berrya cordifolia

Trincomalee wood

Bombax buonopozense

Cotton tree, Red flower silk cotton tree

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Seeds, Oil, Calyces, Fruits

Kapok tree, Red silk-cotton tree

Edible: Roots, Leaves, Flowers, Fruit, Seeds, Seeds - oil, Gum

Bombax costatum

Red-flowered silk cotton tree

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Leaves

Showy silk cotton tree, White silk cotton tree

Edible: Fruit, Flowers

Bombax ungulicarpum

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Brachychiton acerifolius

Flame tree, Flame kurrajong, Bottle Tree

Edible: Seeds, Gum

Brachychiton acuminatus

Brachychiton australis

Broad leafed bottle tree

Edible: Root, Seeds

Brachychiton bidwillii

Rusty kurrajong, Little kurrajong, Dwarf kurrajong

Brachychiton discolor

White kurrajong, Queensland lacebark

Brachychiton diversifolius

Northern kurrajong, Tropical kurrajong

Edible: Seeds, Roots, Sap, Gum

Brachychiton fitzgeraldianus

Edible: Seeds, Roots

Brachychiton garrawayae

Brachychiton gregorii

Desert kurrajong, Western kurrajong

Edible: Seeds, Root

Brachychiton macrophylla

Brachychiton megaphyllus

Red flowered kurrajong

Edible: Seeds, Tap root

Brachychiton multicaulis

Wild curry kurrajong

Edible: Seeds, Roots

Brachychiton paradoxus

Red Kurrajong, Red-flowered Kurrajong

Edible: Root, Seeds, Sap

Brachychiton populneus

Black kurrajong

Edible: Seeds, Gum, Roots, Sap, Seeds - coffee, Leaves

Brachychiton rupestris

Bottle tree, Narrow-leaved bottle tree, Queensland Bottle Tree, Barrel tree

Edible: Gum, Leaves, Roots, Seeds, Sap

Brachychiton spectabilis

Brachychiton tridentatus

Brachychiton tuberculatus

Bush peanut, Bush nut, Largeleaf kurrajong

Edible: Gum, Seeds

Brachychiton viridiflorus

Edible: Seeds, Roots

Brachychiton viscidulus

Sticky kurrajong

Brachychiton xanthophyllus

Byttneria aculeata

Espino hueco, Common hog weed

Edible: Shoots, Roots

Byttneria andamanensis

Byttneria catalpifolia subsp. africana

Edible: Stem - water, Sap

Byttneria herbacea

Common hog weed

Callirhoe digitata

Finger poppy mallow

Edible: Root, Leaves

Callirhoe involucrata

Poppy mallow, Buffalo rose

Edible: Leaves, Root

Callirhoe leiocarpa

Tall poppy-mallow

Callirhoe pedata

Carpodiptera africana

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable

Catostemma altsonii

Catostemma commune

Swamp baromalli

Catostemma fragrans

Cavanillesia platanifolia

Edible: Seeds, Roots - water

Cavanillesia umbellata

Edible: Seeds, Oil

Ceiba acuminata

Edible: Seeds, Roots, Bark - tea

Ceiba aesculifolia

Ceibillo, Pochotte ceiba

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Tubers

Ceiba aesculifolia subsp. parvifolia

Edible: Root, Seeds

Floss silk tree

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Fruit

Ceiba pentandra

Kapok, White silk cotton tree

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Calyces, Flowers, Vegetable, Fruit, Oil

Edible: Seeds, Leaves

Silk floss tree

Edible: Seeds - oil

Chiranthodendron pentadactylon

Canak, Hand flower

Edible: Leaves ?

Chlamydocola chlamydantha

Edible: Fruit pulp, Seeds, Vegetable

Christiana africana

Clappertonia ficifolia

Coelostegia griffithii

Edible: Seeds, Nut, Herb, Flavouring, Fruit, Leaves

Edible: Seeds, Stimulant, Nuts

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Edible: Fruit, Aril

Cola cabindensis

Cola caricifolia

Monkey Cola, False cola

Edible: Seeds, Stimulant, Nuts

Cola chlamydantha

Edible: Fruit, Sap

Edible: Fruit - stimulant

Cola cordifolia

Edible: Pulp, Fruit, Seeds aril, Seeds, Leaves

Edible: Nuts, Aril, Fruit

Cola discoglypremnophylla

Edible: Seeds - stimulant

Cola diversifolia

Black kurrajong

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Edible: Fruit, Seed - spice, Nut

Edible: Leaves, Fruit pulp

Cola griseiflora

Edible: Leaves - flavouring, Fruit, Seed - spice

Cola heterophylla

Edible: Nuts, Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable

Monkey kola (red), Bush cola

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves

Cola lateritia var. maclaudii

Edible: Fruit pulp, Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable

Cola laurifolia

Laurel-leaved kola

Edible: Seeds, Fruit, Leaves

Cola natalensis

Ghanja Kola, Bitter Cola

Cola scheffleri

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Edible: Fruit, Seeds - masticatory

Edible: Aril, Fruit, Seeds, Nuts

Cola verticillata

Commersonia bartramia

Edible: Roots - Medicine

Corchorus aestuans

West African mallow

Edible: Leaves, Root, Vegetable

Corchorus asplenifolius

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Corchorus capsularis

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Leaves - tea

Corchorus confusus

Guxe, Jute plant

Corchorus depressus

Corchorus fascicularis

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Stems, Vegetable

Corchorus olitorius

Jute, Bush Okra

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Fruit, Leaves - tea

Corchorus procumbens

Corchorus pseudocapsularis

Corchorus pseudoolitorius

Edible: Gum, Leaves

Corchorus schimperi

Horn-fruited jute

Corchorus siliquosus

American jute, Slippery bur

Corchorus tridens

Horne-fruited jute

Edible: Leaves, Shoots, Flowers, Pods, Vegetable

Corchorus trilocularis

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Flowers, Vegetable

Corchorus urticifolius

Corynabutilon ochsenii

Edible: Flowers

Corynabutilon vitifolium

Edible: Flowers

Corynabutilon x suntense

Edible: Flowers

Desplatsia chrysochlamys

Desplatsia dewevrei

Edible: Seeds, Fruit, Vegetable, Spice, Oil

Desplatsia subericarpa

Edible: Fruit, Vegetable

Diplodiscus paniculatus

Calobo, Balubo, Balobo, Barobo

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Dombeya acutangula

Dombeya aethiopica

Dombeya burgessiae

Pink dombeya, Pink wild pear

Edible: Stem pith, Vegetable

Dombeya elliptica

Dombeya longibracteolata

Dombeya quinqueseta

Edible: Fruit, Bark ash - salt

Dombeya rotundifolia

Edible: Fruit, Flowers, Stem

Dombeya torrida

Durio carinatus

Durio ceylanicus

Durian meragang

Durio grandiflorus

Durio graveolens

Red-fleshed durian

Durio kutejensis

Durian pulu, Durian kulu, Yellow durian

Durio lanceolatus

Edible: Fruit, Aril

Durio macrantha

Durio oxleyanus

Durio testudinarum

Edible: Fruit, Aril

Durio zibethinus

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves

Eremalche exilis

Erinocarpus nimmonii

Nimmo's erinocarpus

Eriotheca gracilipes

Eriotheca roseorum

Edible: Seeds ?

Eriotheca sclerophylla

Firmiana diversifolia

Firmiana fulgens

Edible: Seeds, Roots, Tubers

Firmiana simplex

Chinese parasol tree, Phoenix tree, Japanese varnish tree, Chinese bottle tree

Edible: Seeds, Root tuber, Latex, Gum

Glyphaea brevis

Edible: Budding flowers, Stem, Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable

Gossypium arboreum

Tree Cotton, Cotton tree

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Oil

Gossypium barbadense

Sea Island Cotton, Egyptian cotton, Brazilian cotton

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Oil

Gossypium herbaceum

Short-staple cotton

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Oil

Gossypium hirsutum

American cotton

Edible: Seeds, Oil

Gouania tiliifolia

Grewia abutilifolia

Grewia asiatica

Grewia avellana

Raisin bush, Hazel-leaf grewia

Grewia balensis

Edible: Fruit, Gum, Bark

Two-coloured grewia, White-leaved raisin

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea, Vegetable, Flowers

Grewia biloba subsp. parviflora

Grewia bracteata

Grewia breviflora

Wild currant, Emu berries, Coffee fruit

Edible: Fruit, Vegetable

Climbing wild raisin, Spiny Grewia

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Grewia calymmatosepala

Grewia capitellata

Grewia carpinifolia

Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Fruit, Nectar, Flowers, Vegetable, Root

Grewia cissoides

Grewia conocarpa

Grewia conocarpoides

Grewia elastica

Grewia eriocarpa

Edible: Fruit, Flower bud

Grewia erythraea

Grewia falcistipula

Heart-leaved raisin-bush

Edible: Fruit, Root

Brandy bush, Raisin bush

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Gum, Roots - coffee

Grewia flavescens

Donkey berry, Rough leaf raisin, Sandpaper raisin

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Grewia floribunda

Grewia forbesii

Grewia goetzeana

Grewia gracillima

Silver square-stemmed raisin

Grewia herbacea

Grewia heterotricha

Grewia hexamita

Giant raisin, Large flowered yellow Grewia

Yellow and Pink Grewia

Grewia inaequilatera

Forest raisin, Large-leaved yellow raisin

Grewia kakothamnos

Grewia laevigata

Grewia lasiocarpa

Grewia lasiodiscus

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Grewia latifolia

Emu berry, Dysentery Plant

Edible: Fruit, Nuts

Grewia lilacina

Grewia megalocarpa

Grewia micrantha

Golden raisin, Golden-fruit raisin

Grewia microcarpa

Green square-stem grewia

Grewia microcos

Grewia microcyclea

Grewia microthyrsa

Grewia mildbraedii

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Bark, Fruit, Nectar, Vegetable, Root

Grewia monticola

Mountain grewia, Grey grewia, Silver raisin

Edible: Berries, Fruit, Leaves - tea

Grewia multiflora

Grewia occidentalis

Bow wood, Four Corners, Cross-berry

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Grewia oligoneura

Grewia olukondae

Rough-leaved raisin, Soft-leaved donkey-berry

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Grewia oppositifolia

Grewia orbiculata

Grewia orbifolia

Grewia orientalis

Wild currant, Emu berries

Grewia oxyphylla

Grewia pachycalyx

Large-flowered white cross-berry

Grewia pinnatifida

Grewia plagiophylla

Grewia polygama

Wild currant, Emu berries

Grewia pubescens

Edible: Fruit pulp

Grewia retinervis

Kalahari grewia, Kalahari sand raisin

Grewia retusifolia

Emu berry, Dysentry bush, Turkey fruit

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Grewia rhomboides

Grewia rogersii

Waterberg raisin

Grewia rugosifolia

Grewia schinzii

Zambezi raisin, Shaggy grewia

Grewia schweinfurthii

Grewia sclerophylla

Grewia serrulata

Grewia sessilifolia

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Grewia stuhlmannii

Grewia subspathulata

Hybrid raisin, Hybrid grewia

Grewia tembensis

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves

Small-leaved white raisin

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Vegetable

Grewia tephrodermis

Grewia tiliifolia

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Grewia trichocarpa

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Grewia triflora

Grewia truncata

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Grewia velutina

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Stems, Bark

Grewia vernicosa

Round-leaf grewia, Mallow raisons

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Seeds

Grewia woodiana

Guazuma ulmifolia

West Indian elm

Edible: Fruit, Bark - drink, Flowers, Seeds, Gum

Helicteres isora

East-Indian Screw Tree, Red isora

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Helicteres lanceolata

Heliocarpus americanus

Heliocarpus mexicanus

Mexican heliocarpus

Heliocarpus popayanensis

Edible: Sap - drink

Heritiera fomes

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Heritiera littoralis

Looking Glass Mangrove

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Nuts, Leaves - tea

Heritiera utilis

Red Cedar, African almond

Edible: Seeds - oil, Leaves, Fruit

Hermannia depressa

Hermannia macra

Hermannia paniculata

Herrania albiflora

Whiteflower herrania

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Herrania balaensis

Velvetyflower herrania

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Herrania breviligulata

Shortligule herrania

Herrania camargoana

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Herrania cuatrecasana

Cuatrecasas herrania

Herrania kanukuensis

Edible: Fruit pulp

Herrania lemniscata

Lemniscal herrania

Edible: Fruit, Seed - drink

Herrania nitida

Glossy herrania

Herrania nycterodendron

Herrania pulcherrima

Chocolatillo, Mosthandsome herrania

Herrania purpurea

Purple herrania

Edible: Fruit, Seeds - drink

Hibiscus acetosella

Red-leaf hibiscus

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Spice, Vegetable, Root, Flowers

Hibiscus aculeatus

Hibiscus articulatus

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Fruit

Hibiscus bifurcatus

Edible: Leaves, Sap

Hibiscus boranensis

Edible: Leaves, Vegetables

Hibiscus brachychlaenus

Hibiscus brachysiphonius

Hibiscus caesius

Hibiscus cannabinus

Vegetable kenaf, Indian hemp

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Pods, Fruit, Flowers, Seeds - oil, Bark, Gum, Vegetable

Hibiscus congestiflorus

Hibiscus digitatus

Hibiscus divaricatus

Edible: Roots, Buds, Shoots

Hibiscus diversifolius

Yellow Hibiscus, Prickly tree hibiscus

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Vegetable, Seeds

Hibiscus eetveldeanus

Hibiscus geranioides

Dwarf native hibiscus

Hibiscus gilletii

Hibiscus greenwayi

Hibiscus heterophyllus

Native rosella, Australian native Sorrel

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Roots

Hibiscus hirtus

Hibiscus hispidissimus

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Hibiscus lancibracteatus

Hibiscus lobatus

Hibiscus ludwigii

Edible: Vegetable, Flowers

Hibiscus lunariifolius

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Seeds, Vegetable

Hibiscus maculatus

Hibiscus mechowii

Edible: Vegetable, Leaves, Flowers

Hibiscus meeusei

Small-flowered kenaf

Hibiscus meraukensis

Merauke Hibiscus, Bush hibiscus

Edible: Seeds, Flowers, Roots

Hibiscus micranthus

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable

Hibiscus moscheutos

Rose mallow, Swamp rose mallow

Hibiscus mutabilis

Rose of Sharon, Confederate rose

Edible: Leaves, Root, Flowers, Leaves - tea

Hibiscus noldeae

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Hibiscus ovalifolius

Hibiscus palmatus

Edible: Vegetable, Leaves

Hibiscus panduriformis

Yellow Hibiscus

Edible: Flowers, Seeds, Vegetable

Hibiscus pernambucensis

Pernambuco hibiscus

Edible: Leaves?

Hibiscus physaloides

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Flowers, Vegetable

Hibiscus praeteritus

Hibiscus radiatus

Hibiscus rhodopetalus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Hibiscus, Rose of China

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable

Hibiscus rostellatus

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Roselle, Rosella

Edible: Calyces, Leaves, Seeds, Flowers - tea, Vegetable, Fruit

Hibiscus shirensis

Edible: Vegetable

Hibiscus sinosyriacus

Rose of Sharon, Chinese Hibiscus, Large-flowered Hibiscus

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Tea

Hibiscus splendens

Pink Hibiscus, Hollyhock tree, Splendid hibiscus

Hibiscus squamosus

Hibiscus sturtii

Hibiscus surattensis

Wild sour, Bush sorrel

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Flowers - flavouring

Hibiscus syriacus

Syrian Hibiscus, Blue Hibiscus, Rose of Sharon

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

Hibiscus tiliaceus

Cotton Tree, Beach Hibiscus, Country mallow, Sea hibiscus, Yellow mallow

Edible: Roots, Flowers, Leaves, Bark, Sap, Fruit

Hibiscus tilliaceus

Beach Hibiscus, Sea Hibiscus

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Hibiscus trionum

Flower-of-an-hour

Edible: Leaves, Root, Pods, Flowers, Seeds, Vegetable, Flowers - tea

Hibiscus vitifolius

Tropical rose mallow

Edible: Flowers ?, Vegetable

Hildegardia barteri

Krobo Christmas tree, Kariya tree

Edible: Nuts, Leaves, Seeds, Seeds - oil, Seeds - spice

Hoheria sexstylosa

Lacebark, Ribbonwood

Indian Tragacanth, Karaya pejuh tree

Edible: Seeds, Gum, Roots, Seeds-coffee

Kosteletzkya adoensis

Edible: Leaves, Root, Manna

Kosteletzkya grantii

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Vegetable

Kosteletzkya pentacarpos - (L.)Ledeb.

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Oil, Root

Kosteletzkya virginica

Seashore mallow

Edible: Seeds, Oil

Edible: Stem mucilage

Lavatera arborea

Lavatera cachemiriana

Lavatera plebeia

Edible: Leaves, Root

Lavatera species - .

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Lavatera thuringiaca

Lavatera, Tree lavatera

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Lavatera trimestris

Edible: Leaves, Oil

Leptonychia usambarensis

Shining white whip tree

Edible: Fruit - flavouring

Luehea speciosa

Guacimo, Whip tree

Vervain mallow, Hollyhock Mallow

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Oil, Oil, Seed

Malva australiana

Australian hollyhock

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Oil, Oil, Seed

Edible: Leaves, Oil, Seed

Malva mohileviensis

Edible: Leaves, Oil, Seed

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Seed

Malva multiflora

Smaller tree-mallow, Cretan hollyhock

Edible: Leaves, Stems, Fruit

Dwarf Mallow, Common mallow

Edible: Leaves, Seed, Shoots

Malva nicaeensis

Edible: Leaves, Seed

Malva parviflora

Cheeseweed, Cheeseweed mallow

Edible: Leaves, Oil, Seed

Dwarf Mallow, Low mallow

Edible: Leaves, Seed

Malva sylvestris

Mallow, High mallow, French Hollyhock, Common Mallow, Tree Mallow, Tall Mallow

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Seed

Malva tournefortiana

Edible: Fruit, Vegetable

Malva verticillata

Chinese Mallow, Cluster mallow

Edible: Leaves, Seed

Malvacea indet.

Malvastrum lateritium - (Hook.)G.Nicholson.

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Malvaviscus arboreus

Manzanito, Wax mallow

Edible: Fruit, Flowers

Malvaviscus arboreus var. arboreus

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii

Wax mallow, Miniature sleeping Hibiscus

Malvaviscus arboreus var. mexicanus

Mexican malvaviscus

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Flowers

Malvaviscus concinnus

Malvella sherardiana

Matisia bicolor

Sapota macho, Machin zapote

Matisia bracteolosa

Matisia castano

Edible: Seeds, Fruit

Matisia coloradorum

LosColorados matisia

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Matisia giacomettoi

Giacometto matisia

Matisia idroboi

Edible: Fruit ?

Matisia intricata

Edible: Bark - salt

Matisia lasiocalyx

Matisia loesensii

Ecuador matisia

Matisia lomensis

Matisia longiflora

Longflower matisia

Matisia longipes

Esmeraldas matisia

Edible: Fruit ?

Matisia obliquifolia

Obloqie leaf matisia

Matisia ochrocalyx

Yellowish calyx matisia

Matisia putumayensis

Matisia sclerophylla

Zapote de monte

Edible: Fruit ?

Matisia soegengii

Soegeng matisia

Matisia spathacea

Melhania forbesii

Edible: Medicine

Melochia melissifolia

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Melochia vitiensis

Microcos africana

Edible: Fruit ?, Vegetable

Microcos antidesmifolia

Microcos crassifolia

Microcos fibrocarpa

Microcos hirsuta

Microcos lanceolata

Microcos latifolia

Microcos latistipulata

Microcos paniculata

Microcos stylocarpa

Microcos sumatrana

Microcos triflora

Modiola caroliniana

Mauve, Cheeses, Red-flowered mallow, Bristly mallow

Edible: Leaves - drink

Mollia lepidota

Nototriche estipulata

Ochroma pyramidale

Edible: Seeds - oil, Fruit

Octolobus angustatus

Octolobus spectabilis

Pachira aquatica

Guiana Chestnut, Water Chestnut

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Saba nut, Glabrous pachira

Edible: Seeds, Nuts, Vegetable, Leaves

Pachira insignis

Maranhao nut, Trinidad pachira

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Flowers

Pachira patinoi

Pachira sessilis

Edible: Seeds, Seeds - oil

Patinoa almirajo

Edible: Fruit - aril, Seeds

Patinoa paraensis

Edible: Fruit ?

Pavonia burchellii

Pavonia odorata

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Pavonia schimperiana

Pavonia triloba

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Stems

Stinging pavonia

Edible: Flowers, Fruit

Pentace burmanica

Pentapetes phoenicea

Edible: Leaves - tea

Phragmotheca leucoflora

White flower leucoflora

Phragmotheca mammosa

Pseudobombax ellipticoideum

Pseudobombax ellipticum

Shaving brush tree

Pseudobombax munguba

Edible: Seeds, Seeds - oil

Pseudobombax septenatum

Barrigon kapoktree

Edible: Leaves, Seeds

Pterospermum acerifolium

Maple-leafed bayur, Maple twist

Edible: Flowers

Pterospermum canescens

Pterospermum diversifolium

Pterospermum semisagittatum

Laosian nayur tree, Lao pterospermum tree

Edible: Bark - masticatory

Pterygota alata

Buddha’s Coconut

Quararibea amazonica

Amazon swizzlestick tree

Quararibea cordata - (Bonpl.) Vischer

South American Sapote, Chupa Chupa, Matisia

Quararibea funebris

Rosita de Cacao

Edible: Flowers, Spice, Fruits, Leaves

Quararibea grandifolia

Largeleaf matisia

Quararibea hirta

Quararibea obliquifolia

Quararibea penduliflora

Quararibea pterocalyx

Quararibea wittii

Witt swizzlestick tree

Rhodognaphalon brevicuspe

Rhodognaphalon mossambicense

Rhodognaphalon schumannianum

Fleece-fruit, East african bombax

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Scaphium linearicarpum

Kambang semangkok bulat

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Scaphium longiflorum

Scaphium macropodum

Edible: Fruit, Nuts, Seed

Scaphium scaphigerum

Scaphopetalum amoenum

Spinyhead sida, Green sida

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea

Paddy's lucerne, Spiny sida

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Edible: Leaves, Shoots

Sida cordifolia

Goat’s horns, Flannel weed, Heart-leaf sida

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Sida goniocarpa

Sida humilis var. moriflora

Sida platycalyx

Life-saver burr

Sida rhombifolia

Common Sida, Arrowleaf sida

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Leaves - tea, Flowers, Root

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Tea

Sidalcea malviflora

Dwarf Checker-mallow, Greek mallow

Sidalcea neomexicana

New Mexico prairie mallow, Salt spring checkerboom

Sparrmannia discolor

Sparrmannia ricinocarpa

Sparmannia bush, Climbing stock-rose

Edible: Leaves, Stem bark, Fruit

Sphaeralcea ambigua

Sphaeralcea angustifolia

Narrow leaf globe mallow, Copper globemallow

Edible: Seeds ?

Sphaeralcea coccinea

Globemallow, Prairie mallow, Red false mallow, Scarlet mallow

Sphaeralcea munroana

White-stemmed globe-mallow, Munro's globemallow

Edible: Seeds, Fruit, Shoots

Sterculia aberrans

Sterculia africana

African star-chestnut

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Bark

Sterculia alexandri

Cape sterculia, Cape star-chestnut

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Sterculia ampla

Sterculia apetala

Panama nut, Coolie sterculia

Edible: Seeds, Seeds - oil, Caution, Fruit

Sterculia appendiculata

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable

Sterculia balanghas

Sterculia bammleri

Sterculia brevissima

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Sterculia ceramica

Sterculia cochinchinensis

Sterculia colombiana

Sterculia curiosa

Sterculia excelsa

Lofty sterculia

Sterculia foetida

Java olive, Skunk Tree, Poon tree, Wild almond

Edible: Nuts, Seeds, Leaves, Roots

Sterculia fulgens

Edible: Tubers ?, Fruit

Sterculia guttata

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Sterculia hamiltonii

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Nuts

Sterculia holtzei

Sterculia indica

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Nuts

Sterculia lanceifolia

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Sterculia lanceolata var. coccinea

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Nuts

Sterculia mhosya

Sterculia monosperma

China chestnut, Seven sister's fruit

Edible: Seeds, Nut

Sterculia montana

Sterculia monticola

Edible: Seeds ?

Sterculia murex

Lowveld chestnut

Edible: Seeds, Seeds - oil

Sterculia oblonga

Yellow Sterculia

Edible: Seeds, Condiment, Spice

Sterculia oblongata

Malaboho, Malabuho

Edible: Seeds, Root, Nuts

Sterculia pallens

Sterculia parkinsonii

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Sterculia parviflora

Sterculia populifolia

Edible: Seeds - oil

Sterculia quadrifida

Peanut tree, Red-fruited Kurrajong

Sterculia quinqueloba

Large-leaved star-chestnut, Large-leaved sterculia

Sterculia rhinopetala

Sterculia Brown

Edible: Fruit, Wood ash - salt

Sterculia rhynchocarpa

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Sterculia rogersii

Common star-chestnut

Edible: Heartwood, Seeds

Sterculia rubiginosa

Sterculia rugosa

Rough leaf maho, Slimy maho

Sterculia schumanniana

Edible: Nuts, Seeds

Sterculia setigera

Edible: Seeds, Gum, Leaves, Flower

Sterculia spatulata

Sterculia striata

Chicha, Striated sterculia

Edible: Seeds, Nuts

Sterculia tantraensis

Edible: Seeds ?

Sterculia tragacantha

African tragacanth, Gum tragacanth

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Gum, Seeds

Sterculia treubii

Cenda kepuh tree

Edible: Seeds, Seeds - oil

Sterculia urceolata

Bahenteng kepuh tree

Sterculia versicolor

Sterculia villosa

Elephant rope tree, Hairy kepuh tree

Edible: Seeds, Root, Bark - gum, Fruit

Sterculia vitiensis

Talipariti elatum

Tall talipariti, Blue mahoe

Edible: Flowers

Talipariti tiliaceum var. pernambucense

Theobroma angustifolium

Mura, Narrow leaf chocolate tree

Edible: Seeds, Fruit

Theobroma bernoullii

Edible: Seeds, Fruit, Seeds - oil

Theobroma bicolor

Edible: Fruit Pulp, Seeds

Theobroma cacao

Edible: Seeds, Seeds for chocolate, Herb, Flavouring, Spice, Fruit Pulp

Theobroma canumanense

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Theobroma cirmolinae

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Seeds - oil

Theobroma gileri

Giler chocolate tree.

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Theobroma glaucum

Glaucous chocolate tree

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Theobroma grandiflorum

Cupuacu, Big flower chocolate tree

Edible: Pulp, Fruit

Theobroma microcarpum

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Theobroma nemorale

Edible: Fruit Aril, Seeds

Theobroma simiarum

Monkey chocolate tree

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Seeds - oil

Theobroma sinuosum

Sinuate chocolate tree

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Theobroma stipulatum

Theobroma subincanum

Greyish chocolate tree

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Theobroma sylvestre

Martius chocolate tree

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Theobroma velutinum

Velvety tropical tree

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Thespesia danis

Edible: Fruit, Root

Thespesia fissicalyx

Thespesia populnea

Pacific rosewood, Coastal Hibiscus

Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Fruit, Vegetable

Thespesia populneoides

Beach yellow Hibiscus, Pacific rosewood, Northern Cottonwood

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Fruit, Buds

Tilia americana

American Lime, Basswood, American linden

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Sap, Bark, Fruit

Tilia americana var. caroliniana

Carolina basswood, Linn, Bee-tree, Linden

Tilia americana var. heterophylla

Tilia americana var. mexicana

Edible: Flowers, Buds, Sap

Tilia amurensis

Tilia chinensis

Small-leaved lime, Little-leaf linden

Edible: Leaves, Sap, Flowers, Flowers - tea

Edible: Flowers, Fruit, Leaves

Tilia mandshurica

Tilia mongolica

Oliver Linden, Oliver's lime

Tilia platyphyllos

Large leaved lime, Red twigged lime, Broad-leaved linden

Edible: Leaves, Sap, Flowers - tea

Tilia rubra subsp. caucasica

Edible: Leaves, Flowers

Tilia tomentosa

Silver lime, Silver Linden

Edible: Leaves, Flowers - tea

Tilia x europaea

Common lime, Common linden, Lime tree

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Manna, Sap, Flowers - tea

Triplochiton scleroxylon

African whitewood

Triumfetta amuletum

Edible: Roots, Rhizomes

Triumfetta annua

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Triumfetta bartramia

Triumfetta bogotensis

Edible: Leaves - mucilage

Triumfetta brachyceras

Triumfetta cordifolia

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - flavouring, Vegetable, Stem sap

Triumfetta cordifolia var. tomentosa

Triumfetta pentandra

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Triumfetta procumbens

Bingil Burr, Beach burr

Triumfetta rhomboidea

Burweed, Chinese burr

Edible: Leaves, Roots, Stem, Vegetable

Triumfetta sonderi

Edible: Vegetable

Triumfetta tomentosa

Tomentose burbark

Edible: Stem sap - Vegetable

Triumfetta trichocarpa

Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Flowers, Vegetable, Seeds - oil, Leaves - tea

Waltheria indica

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

ZZ Mansonia altissima

African Black walnut, Mansonia

Edible: Medicine