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  1. Kigelia africana - Sausage Tree

    Edible Portion: Seeds, Fruit, Bark, Flowers It is a tree which loses many leaves during the year. It grows 9-18 m high. The crown is rounded. The trunk is short and straightand about 80 cm across. It often branches from the base. The branches spread out and the secondary branches hang down.The...
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  2. Acacia holosericea - Candelabra Wattle

    Edible portion: Seeds, Gum, Roots A straggling spreading shrub. It keeps its leaves throughout the year. It can grow up to 2-8 m tall. It can spread to 4 m across. The branches are angular and hairy. The bark is smooth and grey. The leaves (phyllodes) are grey green and silvery white. They are...
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  3. Acacia auriculiformis - Earleaf Acacia

    Edible portion: Gum, Seeds - oil An evergreen tree. It grows to 17-20 m height and spreads about 5 m wide. It has lots of leaves and forms a dense round crown. The stems are erect and stout. The bark is greyish-green. It is rough and hard. The branches are angular. The leaves (phyllodes) are...
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  4. Tamarindus indica - Tamarind

    Edible portions:Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Flowers, Spice, Vegetable A large spreading tree up to 24 m tall. It has a broad dense evergreen crown. In dry areas the tree can lose its leaves. Thetrunk can be 1 m across. The bark is rough and grey with a checkered pattern. The leaves are carried one...

  5. Sorghum bicolor - Sorghum

    Edible parts: Stems, Seeds, Cereal A millet grass. A mature sorghum plant resembles maize. Plants vary in height from 45 cm to 4 m. It is an annual grass witherect solid stems. The stems can be 3 cm across at the base. Under the ground there is a widely branching extensive rootsystem. Prop roots...

  6. Dalbergia sissoo - Sissoo

    Edible portion:Seeds - oil A tree. It grows 10-30 m high. The trunk is 50 cm across. The crown is narrow. The leaves have 3-5 alternately arranged leaflets. The leaflets are broadly oval. They taper to a tip. The flowers are small and creamy-white. They turn yellow. The fruit are pods in...
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  7. Cordyla Africana - Wild Mango

    Edible parts:Fruit, Seeds, Flowers - nectar It is a large tree. It grows up to 22 m tall. The trunk can be 1.2 m across. The branches spread widely. The bark is greyishbrown and has furrows along it. The leaves are divided once. They are 25 cm long with about 9-12 pairs of leaflets with one atthe...

  8. Salvadora persica - Salt Bus, Mustard Tree, Tafabe

    Edible portions:Seeds, Leaves, Fruit, Bark, Vegetable An evergreen shrub or small tree. It grows 4-6 metres high. It has many branches forming a rambling habit. The stems are crooked and can grow along the ground. The branches are drooping and twisted. They are slender and greenish white. The...

  9. Ximenia americana - Yellow Plum

    Edible portions:Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Oil, Root bark - tea A small tree or spiny shrub about 3-4 m high. It has spines about 1 cm long which are thin and straight. The leaves andbranches are without hairs. The leaves are alternate, oval and about 2-4 cm long. The leaves are bluish green. The...

  10. Ensete ventricosum - False Banana

    Edible parts:Leaves, Stem, Seeds, Corm, Flower heads, Rootstock, Rhizome, Vegetable A banana like plant. It grows to 6-12 m high. The lower part of the leafy false stem is swollen. Many different varieties exist.The leaves are bright green with an obvious red midrib. The leaves can be 5 m long...

  11. Bridelia micrantha - Coastal Golden Leaf

    Edible parts:Fruit, Roots, Leaves, Bark, Seed A deciduous tree. It grows up to 21 m tall. It has a wide leafy crown. The trunk is grey-brown. It is smooth when young butrough when older. The twigs are knobbly and covered with small scattered raised brown dots. The leaves are simple and slightly...

  12. Vitex mombassae - Smelly Berry

    Edible parts:Fruit, Seed, Ash - salt A shrub or tree. It grows up to 6 m tall. It often has many branches from the base. The leaves have 3-5 leaflets. The leaveshave long stalks but the leaflets are stalkless. The leaflets radiate from one point and the end one is the largest. The leaflets are7.5...

  13. Parkia filicoidea - African Locust Bean

    Edible parts:Nuts, Fruit, Kernel, Seed - oil A large evergreen tree. It grows to 50 m high. The trunk is 1.5 m across. It has buttresses. The branches have a cottonycovering. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are 5-10 cm long by 2.5-5 cm wide. The flowers are pink and white. Theyhave a...

  14. Trichilia emetica - Natal mahogany

    Edible parts:Aril, Seeds, Fruit, Seeds - oil A large tree. It is evergreen. It grows 8-20 m high. The crown is round and widespreading. The leaves have 4-5 pairs of leaflets and one at the end. They are oblong and 12 cm long by 5.5 cm wide. They are dark green and glossy above and have short...

  15. Nymphaea caerulea - Water Lilly

    Edible parts:Rhizome, Root, Flowers, Seeds A waterlily. It is a herb that grows in water. The rhizome is embedded in the mud. The leaves and flowers float on the water.The leaves are green. The leaves are egg shaped and the sides overlap at the split section. The leaves are 30-40 cm across.The...

  16. Sechium edule - Chayote

    Edible parts:Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Roots, Vegetable A herb. It is a pumpkin family plant. It is a vigorously growing climber that can last for several years. The vine can be up to 15 mlong. It has strong tendrils which can attach to fences and trees so that the plant can climb well. The choko...

  17. Sclerocarya caffra - Marula

    Edible parts:Fruit, Seeds, Nuts, Leaves, Kernel A deciduous tree. It grows 10-18 m tall. It has a thick trunk and light rounded crown. The trunk isstraight and 1 m across. The branches are large. The twigs are sturdy with blunt tips. The bark is greybut turns black with age. It is thick and...

  18. Acacia tumida - Sicleleaf Wattle

    Edible portion: Seeds, Gum A medium sized shrub 3-8 m tall. It spreads 2-4 m across. The branches have white hairs. The bark can be silvery when young and turns red with age. The leaves (phyllodes) are large and light green. They are 10-15 (-23) cm long by 4-6 cm wide. They are thick and curved...
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  19. Amaranthus dubius - Spleen amaranth

    Edible parts - Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable An annual herb plant. It is erect and grows up to 1.2 m tall. The stems are angular and the plant is often branched from the baseupwards. Plants can be green or tinged purple. The leaves are 3-8 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 1-5 cm long.Leaves...

  20. Bauhinia petersiana - White bauhinia, Zambezi coffee

    Edible parts -Seeds - coffee, Seeds, Nectar, Root An untidy spreading bush. It grows 3-4 m high. It can be 9 m high. The bark is dark and powdery and flakes off in strips. Theleaves have lobes for almost half their length. The lobes are oval. They are 3.5-6 cm long and 3-8 cm wide. The base of...

  21. Vangueria infausta - Wild Medlar

    Edible parts:Fruit, Seeds, Leaves A shrub or small deciduous tree. It grows to 3 or 4.5 m tall. It can be 7 m tall. It has a smooth grey trunk. The bark becomesrough with age. The branches are short and stout. They are soft and covered with red hair when young. The leaves are lightgreen and...

  22. Parinari curatellifolia - Hissing Tree

    Edible parts:Kernels, Fruit pulp, Nuts, Seeds, Leaves - medicine, Seeds - oil The leaves are simple and oblong. They are 4-11 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They narrow towards the base. The upper surfaceis shiny dark green and the lower surface is dull and covered with felt. The veins are conspicuous...

  23. Syzygium guineense - Water Berry

    Edible parts:Fruit, Bark - tea, Seeds, Roots It is a medium sized evergreen tree. It grows 15-30 m tall. This tree varies a lot. The trunk is broad and fluted. The bark isrough, greyish white and flaky. It produces a red watery sap if cut. The young branches are four sided. The branches tend to...

  24. Faidherbia albida - White-Thorn

    Edible portion: Seeds, Leaves, Young pods, Gum, Caution A very large spreading tree. It grows up to 20-31 m tall. The trunk can be 1 m across. The trunk is light grey. The leaves are fine and drooping. The leaves can be light green or blue-green. The twigs are white and smooth. It has thorns...
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  25. Amaranthus graecizans - Spreading pigwee, Mat Amaranth

    Edible parts -Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable An annual plant growing up to 50 cm high. The plant is sprawling over the ground. It has a taproot. The branches do not havehairs. The flowering shoots are leafy. The flowers are in small clusters. They are greenish. It is a Mediterranean and tropical plant....

  26. Borassus aethiopum - Borassus Palm

    Edible parts -Fruit, Cabbage, Sap, Seeds, Palm heart, Vegetable, Young roots, Seedling A solitary fan palm. It grows up to 25 m tall. It has separate male and female trees. The trunk is bottle shaped and smooth.Older trees have a swelling on the trunk above the middle which helps distinguish it...

  27. Diospyros mespiliformis - Jackalberry

    Edible parts -Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Vegetable An evergreen tree. It grows up to 15-20 m tall. It can grow to 45 m tall in forests. It has a dense wide spreading round crown.The trunk sometimes has buttresses. Young branches have soft hairs. The bark is dark grey. The bark is smooth in young trees...

  28. Hibiscus cannabinus - Vegetable kenaf, Indian hemp

    Edible parts -Leaves, Seeds, Pods, Fruit, Flowers, Seeds - oil, Bark, Gum, Vegetable A herb. It can grow from seed each year or keep growing from year to year. It grows up to 3.5 m high. It has a few sharpspines. The leaf stalk is 6-20 cm long. The leaf blade has 2 forms. The leaves lower on the...

  29. Acacia elachantha - Kalkardi

    Edible portion: Seeds A tree. It is a tropical plant. It grows in arid zones.
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  30. Hyptis spicigera - Hard Simsim, Black sesame

    Edible parts -Seeds, Leaves, Flowers A herb. It grows each year from seed. It is erect and the stems are 1-1.5 m tall. The angles are rough. The leaf stalk is 0.3-2.2cm long. It is rough. The leaf blade is sword shaped and 2.5-7.5 cm long by 1-2.5 cm wide. It is bluish green and hairy. Theflower...

  31. Strychnos innocua - Elephant Orange

    Edible parts -Fruit, Seeds, Caution, Leaves A small or medium sized tree. It grows up to 13 m high. The trunk is straight. The bark is smooth and green or yellow, andpowdery. The small branches are stout and smooth and also powdery. They are often twisted and hang downwards. Theleaves are simple...

  32. Cucurbita maxima - Pumpkin, Winter Squash

    Edible parts -Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Flowers, Vegetable A pumpkin family plant. It is a creeping vine with tendrils. It is an annual plant. The stems are soft and round in cross section.The leaves are large and hang loose. They are dark green and kidney shaped. The edges of the leaves are entire....

  33. Acacia colei - Coles Wattle

    Edible portion: Seeds, Gum A small shrub which grows up to 5 m tall. The tips of the small branches are very angular. The leaves (phyllodes) are densely hairy. They are silvery. The flowers are a light golden colour. The pods are clustered together and curved or coiled. The pods are constricted...
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  34. Sesamum calycinum subsp. Angustifolium - Wild simsim

    Edible parts -Leaves, Seeds, Seeds - oil, Vegetable A herb. It may or may not be branched. It grows 75-200 cm tall. The leaves are narrow and alternate or opposite. They are 2-12 cm long by 0.1-4 cm wide. The lower leaves can have irregular teeth. The flowers are dull red. They are a slightly...

  35. Senna obtusifolia - Sicklepod

    Edible portion :Leaves, Leaves - flavouring, Seeds - coffee, Seeds, Vegetable An annual or perennial herb. Often it has a bad smell. It can be a shrub 0.6-2.5 m tall. It has slightly hairy stems. The leaf stalk does not have a gland but the axis of the leaf does. The leaf has leaflets in 3 pairs....

  36. Terminalia catappa - Java almond, Coastal almond, Tropical almond, Sea almond, Indian almond

    Seeds Edible parts : Kernel, Nuts, Nuts-oil, Fruit A large tree up to 25-40 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year. The trunk can be straight or twisted. There can be buttresses up to 3 m tall. The branches lie horizontally and come out in layers. The leaves are long, smooth and shiny with...
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  37. Balanites aegyptiaca - Desert Date

    Edible portion :Fruit, Seeds, Shoots, Flowers, Oil, Leaves, Resin, Gum, Nectar, A small evergreen tree. It grows up to 6-15 m high. It is spiny. It produces a rounded crown of tangled thorny branches. The bark is dark brown or grey and has patterns on it. It becomes corky and cracked with age....

  38. Acacia torulosa - Toruosa Wattle

    Edible portion: Gum, Seeds, Pods An evergreen tree. It grows 4- 9 m high and spreads 2-4 m across. The stem is erect and the bark rough and flaky. The tree has a somewhat open crown. The branches are angular. The young branches are yellowish. The leaves (phyllodes) are dark green. They are narrow...
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  39. Manihot carthaginensis subsp. glaziovii - Tree Cassava

    Edible portion:Leaves, Roots, Tubers, Seeds, Stems, Vegetable A tree. It grows 10 m high. The stem is crooked and it has bushy branches. The bark is smooth and pale grey. The leaf stalks are 7-14 cm long. The leaf blades are 10-28 cm across. They are deeply divided with 3-5 lobes. They are dark...
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  40. Corchorus olitorius - Jute

    Edible portions:Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Fruit An annual herb. It is upright, branching, and slightly woody. Plants vary in height, shape, leafiness and hairiness. Plants grownfor leaves are usually only 30 cm tall. They also have many branches. Leaves are shiny and have leaf stalks. The leaves...

  41. Cucumis metuliferus - African Horned cucumber, Kiwano

    Edible portions:Fruit, Seeds, Vegetable, Leaves A pumpkin family plant. It is an annual plant. It grows to 0.5 m tall and spreads to 1.5 m wide. The stems are trailing and hairy.The tendrils are curled and do not branch. The leaves have 3 lobes and are heart shaped. The edges of the leaves have...

  42. Panicum miliaceum - True millet, Common millet, Proso

    Edible parts:Seeds, Cereal An annual grass which grows up to 1 m high. It spreads to 15 cm across. It has a fibrous root system. The stalks are tufted.They are hairy at the base and on the nodes. The leaves are 30-50 cm long by 1-5 cm wide. They are narrow and flat. Theedge is slightly rough with...

  43. Pennisetum glaucum - Bullrush millet, Pearl millet

    Edible parts: Seeds, Cereal A millet grass. It is an annual grass. It grows to 3 m tall. The leaf blades are 20-100 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The flower isdense and 40-50 cm long by 1.2-1.5 cm wide. They also vary a lot in shape and size. Plants that tiller produce smaller heads.The species varies...

  44. Parinari excelsa - Rough-skinned Plum

    Edible parts:Nuts, Fruit, Kernel, Seed - oil A large evergreen tree. It grows to 50 m high. The trunk is 1.5 m across. It has buttresses. The branches have a cottonycovering. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are 5-10 cm long by 2.5-5 cm wide. The flowers are pink and white. Theyhave a...

  45. Ziziphus mucronata - Buffalo Thorn

    Edible parts:Fruit, Seeds - coffee, Leaves A shrub or small tree. It grows up to 9 m tall. It has many sharp thorns. It has spreading and often drooping branches. Thetrunk is often crooked. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are shiny and have 3 veins from the base. The leaves are 2.5-8 cm...

  46. Flemingia macrophylla - Longleaf Wurrus

    Edible portion:Leaves, Pods, Vegetable, Seeds - flavouring A small shrub or climber. It grows 1.2-3.5 m high. The stems have ridges and are softly hairy. The leaves have 3 leaflets. These are oval or sword shaped and 3-15 cm long by 1.3-8 cm wide. They taper towards the tip and are rounded at the...
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