Zygophyllaceae
30 species
Tropical and arid plant family containing guaiacum, creosote bush, and caltrop; few edible members of note.
Balanites aegyptiaca
Desert date, Soapberry tree
Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Shoots, Flowers, Oil, Leaves, Resin, Gum, Nectar
Balanites aegyptiaca var. quarrei
Edible: Fruit
Balanites glabra
Edible: Fruit, Nuts - oil
Balanites maughamii
Torchwood, Torch fruit tree
Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Seeds - oil
Balanites orbicularis
Edible: Fruit, Seeds
Balanites pedicellaris
Torchwood minor, Small torchwood
Edible: Fruit, Seeds
Balanites rotunda
Edible: Fruit, Kernel
Balanites rotundifolia
Bedeno
Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable
Balanites roxburghii
Desert date
Edible: Fruit - medicine
Balanites wilsoniana
Torchwood
Edible: Nuts, Fruit, Oil
Cinchona micrantha
Huannco
Edible: Inner bark
Fagonia glutinosa
Edible: Leaves
Fagonia indica
Edible: Plant, Leaves
Guaiacum officinale
Common lignum-vitae, Guaiac tree
Edible: Resin - flavouring, Fruit, Seed
Guaiacum sanctum
Holywood
Edible: Resin - spice
Kallstroemia maxima
Big caltrop
Edible: Leaves
Kallstroemia tribuloides
Edible: Fruit
Larrea divaricata
Chaparral
Edible: Medicine, Caution
Larrea tridentata - (Sessé.&Moc. ex DC.)Coville.
Creosote Bush - Chaparral
Roepera morgsana
Edible: Seeds
Tetraena alba
Edible: Seeds - oil
Tribulus cistoides
Caltrops
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable
Tribulus pentandrus
Edible: Seeds, Leaves
Tribulus solandri
Edible: Roots
Tribulus terrestris
Land Caltrops
Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Fruit - tea, Flowers, Fruit - oil
Tribulus zeyheri
Edible: Leaves
Zygophyllum coccineum
Edible: Seeds, Spice
Zygophyllum fabago
Bean caper, Syrian bean caper
Edible: Flowers, Spice, Fruit
Zygophyllum iodocarpum
Violet twinleaf
Edible: Seeds ?
Zygophyllum simplex
Simple-leaved bean caper
Edible: Seeds