Species Database

  Scientific name Common name Food group Country
© Didier Descouens
Acca sellowiana Feijoa  Fruit Brazil
© H. Zell
Acorus calamus Sweet Flag, Calamus Rhizome Turkey
© Jose Reynaldo da Fonseca
Acrocomia aculeata Macaw palm, Macaúba Fruit Brazil
© Kristian Peters
Aegopodium podagraria Ground Elder Leafy vegetable Turkey
© Jerzy Opiola
Agaricus spp. Mushroom Vegetable Kenya
© BFN Sri Lanka
Alternanthera sessilis (Common Mukunuwenna) Sessile Joyweed Leafy vegetable Sri Lanka
© BFN Sri Lanka
Alternanthera sessilis (Weda Mukunuwenna) Sessile Joyweed Leafy vegetable Sri Lanka
© Veronidae
Amaranthus dubius Amaranth Seeds and nuts Kenya
© SiBBr
Amburana cearensis Amburana Seeds and nuts Brazil
© João Medeiros
Anacardium humile Monkey Nut, Dwarf Cashew Nut Seeds and nuts Brazil
© SiBBr
Anacardium occidentale Cashew Fruit Brazil
© Fernando Tatagiba
Annona crassiflora Marolo,  Araticum do Cerrado Fruit Brazil
© BFN Sri Lanka
Annona muricata Soursop Fruit Sri Lanka
© Hellkt
Annona squamosa Sugar Apple, Custard Apple Fruit Brazil
© girandoomundo.wordpress
Araucaria angustifolia Paraná Pine Seeds and nuts Brazil
© Danny Boyster
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit Fruit Kenya
© BFN Sri Lanka
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. (Kos) Jackfruit Vegetable Sri Lanka
© BFN Sri Lanka
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. (Polos) Jackfruit Fruit Sri Lanka
© Julceia Camillo
Astrocaryum aculeatum Tucumã Fruit Brazil
© USDA
Bactris gasipaes Peach Palm Fruit Brazil
© Biswarup Ganguly
Basella alba Malabar Spinach / Vine Leafy vegetable Kenya
© Franz Xaver
Berberis crataegina Berberis Fruit Seeds and nuts Turkey
© Lior Golgher
Bertholletia excelsa Brazil Nut Seeds and nuts Brazil
© Meneerke Bloem
Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima Sea Beet Leafy vegetable Turkey
© Robert v. Bittersdorff
Brassica carinata Kale, Ethiopian Kanzera Leafy vegetable Kenya
© I. Kenpei
Butia capitata Jelly Palm, Sour Coconut Fruit Brazil
© Acmae Apremavi
Butia catarinensis Coastal Jelly Palm Fruit Brazil
© Krzysztof Ziarnek
Butia eriospatha Woolly Jelly Palm Fruit Brazil
© Evaldo Resende
Byrsonima crassifolia Savanna Serret Fruit Brazil
© João Medeiros
Byrsonima verbascifolia Savanna Serret Fruit Brazil
© jardimexotico.com
Campomanesia adamantium White Guabiroba Fruit Brazil
© Arthur Chapman
Campomanesia phaea Cambuci Fruit Brazil
© SiBBr
Campomanesia pubescens Guabiroba Fruit Brazil
© crfg.org
Campomanesia xanthocarpa Guabiroba Fruit Brazil
© Alberto Salguero
Capparis spinosa (wild) Caper Bush Fruit Turkey
© Dalgial
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse Leafy vegetable Turkey
© Zinnmann
Capsicum chinense Jacq. Yellow Lantern Chili Fruit Brazil
© H. Zell
Capsicum frutescens Malagueta Chili Pepper Fruit Brazil
© Armando Falconi
Caryocar brasiliense Souari Nut Fruit Brazil
© Rapper Ourico
Caryocar coriaceum Pequí Fruit Brazil
© Widya Citra Andini
Centella asiatica Pennywort Leafy vegetable Sri Lanka
© Hugo.arg
Chenopodium album Lamb's Quarters, Melde, Goosefoot Leafy vegetable Flower Turkey
© Stefan.lefnaer
Chondrilla juncea Rush Skeletonweed Leafy vegetable Turkey
© Cody Kerr
Chorchorus olitorius Jute Mallow Leafy vegetable Kenya
© 4028mdk09
Cichorium intybus Common Chicory Leafy vegetable Root and tuber Turkey
© Forest & Kim Starr
Cleome gynandra Spider Plant Leafy vegetable Kenya
© Hans B.
Colocasia esculenta Taro Root and tuber Kenya
© David Monniaux
Colocasia esculenta (Gölevez) Taro Root and tuber Turkey
© Duncan Wright
Coturnix ypsilophora Brown Quail Meat Kenya
© Julio Reis
Crithmum maritimum Rock Samphire, Sea Fennel Leafy vegetable Turkey
© BFN Sri Lanka
Curcubita maxima Pumpkin Fruit Sri Lanka
© BFN Sri Lanka
Dioscorea alata (Angili Ala) Yam Root and tuber Sri Lanka
© BFN Sri Lanka
Dioscorea alata (Rajala) Yam Root and tuber Sri Lanka
© Hectonicus
Dioscorea communis Black Bryony Leafy vegetable Turkey
© BFN Sri Lanka
Dioscorea esculenta Yam Root and tuber Sri Lanka
© Dinesh Valke
Dioscorea pentaphylla Yam Root and tuber Sri Lanka
© Ted B.
Dioscorea trifida Indian Yam, Purple Yam Root and tuber Brazil
© João Medeiros
Dipteryx alata Baru Fruit Brazil
© BFN Sri Lanka
Eleusine coracana (Bala Kurakkan) Finger Millet Grain Sri Lanka
© BFN Sri Lanka
Eleusine coracana (Wadimal Kurakkan) Finger Millet Grain Sri Lanka
© J. Wilson
Eleusine coracana (Wimbi) Finger Millet Grain Kenya
© Dr. K.D. Zinnert
Eremurus spectabilis Foxtail Lily Leafy vegetable Turkey
© Peganum
Eriolobus trilobatus Erect Crab, Crab Apple Fruit Seeds and nuts Turkey
© Conrado
Eugenia dysenterica Cagaita Fruit Brazil
© Traveler100
Eugenia involucrata Cherry of the Rio Grande Fruit Brazil
© João Medeiros
Eugenia klotzschiana Cerrado Pear Fruit Brazil
© Mauricio Mercadante
Eugenia pyriformis Uvaia Fruit Brazil
© Edvaldopandolfi
Eugenia stipitata Arazá Fruit Brazil
© Michael Hermann
Eugenia uniflora Surinam Cherry, Cayenne Cherry Fruit Brazil
© Alex Popovkin
Euterpe edulis Jussara Palm Fruit Brazil
© sitiodemata.com
Euterpe oleracea Açaí Palm Fruit Brazil
© Dick Culbert
Euterpe precatoria Açai Palm Fruit Brazil
© Muffinn
Ferula elaeochytris Giant Fennel Root and tuber Turkey
© Erga Aloni
Ferulago trachycarpa Ferulago Leafy vegetable Turkey
© Carsten Niehaus
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel Leafy vegetable Turkey
© Dick Culbert
Genipa americana Genipapo  Fruit Brazil
© Kenpei
Glebionis coronaria; Syn: Chrysanthemum coronarium Crown Daisy, Edible Chrysanthemum Flower Turkey
© Gideon Pisanty
Gundelia tournefortii Tumbleweed, Tumble Thistle, Gundelia Root and tuber Turkey
© Avenue
Gypsophila arrostii subsp. nebulosa Arrost's Baby's-breath Root and tuber Turkey
© João Medeiros
Hancornia speciosa Mangaba  Fruit Brazil
© Hakcipta Mohamed Yosri Mohamed
Hibiscus esculentus Okra Fruit Sri Lanka
© Bernard Dupont
Hymenaea courbaril Jatobá Fruit Brazil
© João Medeiros
Hymenaea stigonocarpa Jatobá Fruit Brazil
© miya
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato Root and tuber Kenya
© S. Rea
Juniperus drupacea Syrian Juniper Fruit Turkey
© furtwangl
Lactarius deliciosus Saffron Milk Cap Vegetable Turkey
© BFN Sri Lanka
Lasia spinosa Kohila Vegetable Sri Lanka
© J.M. Garg
Limonia acidissima Wood Apple Fruit Sri Lanka
© Lupino
Lupinus albus White Lupin Fruit Seeds and nuts Turkey
© BFN Sri Lanka
Macrotylo mauniflorum (Kollu) Horse Gram Seeds and nuts Sri Lanka
© BFN Sri Lanka
Mangifera indica (Karthakolomban) Mango Fruit Sri Lanka
© BFN Sri Lanka
Mangifera indica (Kohu Amba) Mango Fruit Sri Lanka
© Fernando Tatagiba
Mauritia flexuosa Buriti Fruit Brazil
© BFN Sri Lanka
Momordica charantia Bittergourd Vegetable Sri Lanka
© BFN Sri Lanka
Momordica dioica Spine Gourd Vegetable Sri Lanka
© Obsidian Soul
Moringa oleifera Moringa Leafy vegetable Kenya
© BFN Sri Lanka
Musa paradisiaca Ash Plantain Fruit Sri Lanka
© BFN Sri Lanka
Musa spp. (Ambul) Sour Banana Fruit Sri Lanka
© BFN Sri Lanka
Musa spp. (Kollikuttu) Silk Banana Fruit Sri Lanka
© Puwalu
Musa spp. (Puwalu) Banana Fruit Sri Lanka
© BFN Sri Lanka
Musa spp. (Rathambala) Red Banana Fruit Sri Lanka
© BFN Sri Lanka
Musa spp. (Seenikesel) Sweet Banana Fruit Sri Lanka
© Juan Castro
Myrciaria dubia Camu-camu Fruit Brazil
© Monaco Nature Encyclopedia
Nasturtium officinale Watercress Leafy vegetable Turkey
© Pixel-mixer
Numidae spp. Guinea Fowl Meat Kenya
© Kurt Stuber
Oenanthe pimpinelloides Corky-fruited Water-dropwort Leafy vegetable Turkey
© agcandrei
Oenocarpus bacaba Bacaba Fruit Brazil
© mercadolibre.com
Oenocarpus bataua Patauá Fruit Brazil
© PACSOA
Oenocarpus distichus Bacaba-de-leque Fruit Brazil
© David J. Strang
Oenocarpus mapora Bacaba Fruit Brazil
© Dr. Evandro Ferreira
Oenocarpus minor Bacabinha Fruit Brazil
© greekflora
Opopanax hispidus Yellow Herb Leafy vegetable Turkey
© Gabriela Ruellan
Opuntia elata Prickly Pear Fruit Brazil
© Bjorn Christian Torrissen
Oreochromis niloticus Tilapia Fish Kenya
© Aminur Rashid
Ornithogalum umbellatum Star of Bethlehem Leafy vegetable Rhizome
© B4FN
Oryza sativa (Kalu Heenaty) Dark Rice Grain Sri Lanka
© B4FN
Oryza sativa (Kurulutuda) Red Rice Grain Sri Lanka
© B4FN
Oryza sativa (Madathavalu) Red Rice Grain Sri Lanka
© B4FN
Oryza sativa (Pachchaperumal) Red Rice Grain Sri Lanka
© B4FN
Oryza sativa (Pokkali) Rice Grain Sri Lanka
© B4FN
Oryza sativa (Sudu Heenati) Rice Grain Sri Lanka
© B4FN
Oryza sativa (Suwandel) Fragrant Rice Grain Sri Lanka
© Mauro Guanandi
Pachira aquatica Guiana Chestnut, Malabar Chestnut Seeds and nuts Brazil
© Suguri F.
Passiflora actinia Passionfruit Fruit Brazil
© Dick Culburt
Passiflora alata Sweet Passionfruit Fruit Brazil
© Alex Popovkin
Passiflora cincinnata Passionfruit Fruit Brazil
© Alex Popovkin
Passiflora setacea Wild passion fruit Fruit Brazil
© Nadiatalent
Pereskia aculeata Barbados Gooseberry Fruit Leafy vegetable Brazil
© Pezibear
Physalis peruviana Cape Gooseberry Fruit Brazil
© Zhantong Zhang
Physalis pubescens Goldenberry Fruit Brazil
© Hellen Perrone
Platonia insignis Bacuri Fruit Brazil
© Bruno Karklis
Plinia cauliflora Brazilian Grape Fruit Brazil
© Alexandre Campolina Campola
Plinia peruviana Jabuticaba Fruit Brazil
© Dinesh Valke
Polygonum cognatum Indian Knotgrass Leafy vegetable Turkey
© Stefan Lefnaer
Portulacca oleracea Purslane Leafy vegetable Brazil
© Pouletic
Pouteria caimito Abiu Fruit Brazil
© Loury Cedric
Protopterus annectens Mudfish Fish Kenya
© Jleoch
Psidium acutangulum Araçá-pera Fruit Brazil
© Forest and Kim Starr
Psidium cattleianum Purple Guava Fruit Brazil
© Rajesh Dangi
Psidium guajava Guava Fruit Kenya
© Victoria Rachitzky Hoch
Psidium guajava (Goiaba Vermelha) Pink Guava Fruit Brazil
© Tarciso Leão
Psidium guineense Brazilian Guava, Sour Guava, Guinea Guava Fruit Brazil
© Edvaldo Pandolfi
Psidium sobralianum Araçá Fruit Brazil
Pyrus serikensis Serik Crab Fruit Seeds and nuts Turkey
© Joanna Voulgaraki
Raphanus raphanistrum Wild Radish Leafy vegetable Flower Turkey
© Wynjym
Rhus coriaria Elm-leaved Sumach Fruit Seeds and nuts Turkey
© wackybadger
Rumex acetosella Sheep's Sorrel Leafy vegetable Turkey
© gmayfield10
Rumex crispus Curly Dock Leafy vegetable Turkey
© M J Richardson
Salicornia emericii; Syn: Salicornia europaea Glasswort Vegetable Turkey
© João de Deus Medeiros
Schinus terebinthifolius Pink Pepper Fruit Brazil
© Pjt56
Scolymus hispanicus Common Golden Thistle, Spanish Oyster Thistle Leafy vegetable Root and tuber Turkey
© Jacquin-Schwarzwurzel
Scorzonera cana Salsify Leafy vegetable Turkey
© Forest and Kim Starr
Sesbania grandiflora Vegetable Hummingbird Leafy vegetable Sri Lanka
© Diego Delso
Setaria italica Foxtail Millet Seeds and nuts Sri Lanka
© Michael H. Lemmer
Silene vulgaris Bladder Campion Leafy vegetable Turkey
© Lazare Gagnidze
Smilax excelsa Catbriers, Greenbriers Flower Turkey
© Tato Grasso
Smyrnium olusatrum Alexanders, Horse Parsley Leafy vegetable Flower Turkey
© Joydeep
Solanum melongena (Elabatu) Eggplant Vegetable Sri Lanka
© Miya M.
Solanum melongena (Wambatu) Eggplant Fruit Sri Lanka
© Alex Popovkin
Solanum paniculatum Jurubeba Root and tuber Fruit Brazil
© Kamala
Solanum violaceum ortega Turkey berry Fruit Sri Lanka
© Matt Lanvin
Sorghum bicolor Sorghum Grain Kenya
© Marlos Pereira
Spondias bahiensis Umbu-cajá Fruit Brazil
© Filo gèn'
Spondias mombin Yellow Mombin Fruit Brazil
© Daniele Gidsicki
Spondias tuberosa Brazil Plum Fruit Brazil
© João de Deus Medeiros
Sterculia striata Chichá Seeds and nuts Brazil
© Jeriva
Syagrus oleracea Gueroba Fruit Brazil
© Ronggy
Talinum paniculatum Jewels-of-Opar Leafy vegetable Brazil
© Bdieu
Talisia esculenta Pitomba Fruit Brazil
© Dick Culbert
Theobroma grandiflorum Cupuaçu  Fruit Brazil
© Wouter Hagens
Trachystemon orientalis Eastern Borage Leafy vegetable Turkey
© Leslie Seaton
Tragopogon porrifolius subsp. longirostris Purple Salsify Leafy vegetable Turkey
© Sten Porse
Triticum monococcum Einkorn Wheat Grain Turkey
© Max Pixel
Vasconcellea quercifolia Wild Papaya Fruit Brazil
© Rasbak
Vigna radiata Green Gram Seeds and nuts Kenya
© Sanjay Acharya
Vigna radiata (Heen Mung) Green Gram Seeds and nuts Sri Lanka
© ks.mini
Vigna radiata (Kaha Mung) Green Gram Seeds and nuts Sri Lanka
© Bhaskaranaidu
Vigna radiata (Loku Mung) Green Gram Seeds and nuts Sri Lanka
© Tonrulkens
Vigna subterranea Bambara Groundnut Seeds and nuts Kenya
© Thamizhpparithi Maari
Vigna unguiculata (Börülce) Cowpea Seeds and nuts Turkey
© tonrulkens
Vigna unguiculata (Kadala) Cowpea Seeds and nuts Sri Lanka
© Macleay Grass Man
Vigna unguiculata (Kunde) Cowpea Leaves Leafy vegetable Kenya
© P. Jeganathan
Vigna unguiculata (Red) Cowpea (Red) Seeds and nuts Sri Lanka
© Toby Hudson
Vigna unguiculata (White) Cowpea (White) Seeds and nuts Sri Lanka
© Emily Dickinson
Xanthosoma taioba Taioba Leafy vegetable Root and tuber Brazil