Polygalaceae

45 species

A family of herbaceous plants and shrubs including milkworts, mostly ornamental with few edible species.

Atroxima afzeliana

Atroxima liberica

Bredemeyera floribunda

Short leaf bredemeyera

Carpolobia alba

Edible: Leaves, Fruit pulp, Roots, Vegetable

Carpolobia goetzei

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Carpolobia lutea

Diclidanthera laurifolia

Diclidanthera penduliflora

Eriandra fragrans

Monnina ciliolata

Moutabea aculeata

Prickly moutabea

Moutabea angustifolia

Moutabea chodatiana

Moutabea guianensis

Guianas moutabea

Edible: Fruit, Stems - water

Muraltia parvifolia

Muraltia spinosa

Oxygonum delagoense

Salt of the tortoise

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Pigea enneasperma

Edible: Leaves - tea

Polygala arillata

Edible: Leaves - fermentation, Roots - drink

Polygala arvensis

Polygala butyracea

Edible: Seeds, Seeds - oil, Roots

Polygala chinensis

Edible: Leaves, Leaves - tea

Polygala erioptera

Woolly-winged milkwort

Polygala fallax

Edible: Flowers, Leaves

Polygala japonica

Edible: Leaves, Root

Polygala paniculata

Island snake root

Edible: Leaves ?

Polygala persicariifolia

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Polygala sibirica

Chinese senega root

Edible: Leaves, Root

Polygala tenuifolia

Edible: Leaves, Root

Polygala theezans

Polygala vulgaris

Edible: Leaves - tea

Rhinotropis nitida var. lithophila

Securidaca longipedunculata

Tree-violet, Violet tree

Securidaca welwitschii

Edible: Leaves, Sap

Xanthophyllum amoenum

Xanthophyllum colubrinum

Edible: Unsure - fruit or leaves

Xanthophyllum ecarinatum

Xanthophyllum hainanense

Xanthophyllum lanceatum

Edible: Seeds - oil

Xanthophyllum obscurum

Xanthophyllum rufum

Xanthophyllum sp

Xanthophyllum stipitatum

Xanthophyllum yunnanense

Xanthoxylum lanceatum