Endive (Cichorium endivia)
Common Names Endive, escarole (En); chicon, chicorée endive, scarole (Fr); escarola, escarol crespa (Sp); 苦苣, 菊苣 (Cn) Plant Distribution Europe, North America, Central Asia, tropical Africa Edible Parts Rosette or curled leaves are eaten raw in salad, boiled, steamed, sautéed, or cooked in soups, stews and mixed vegetable dishes. Blue flowers are used raw as [...]
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
Common Names Okra, lady’s finger (En); gombo, gumbo (French); quingombó, guingombó (Spanish); 黃秋葵 (Chinese) Plant Distribution Southeast and South Asia, tropical Africa, Brazil Edible Parts Young fruit is often boiled as ingredient in soups and sauces, consumed blanched, sautéed, stir-fried, raw or pickled, or stuffed with other ingredients; young leaves sometimes eaten cooked. Health Values [...]
Baobab (Adansonia digitata)
Common Names Baobab, monkey-bread tree, dead-rat tree, cream-of-tartar tree (En); calebassier du Sénégal, arbre de mille ans, pain de singe (Fr); baobab, árbol botella (Sp); 猢猻木 (Cn) Plant Distribution Tropical Africa, Indian Ocean islands, Arabian Peninsula Edible Parts Young leaves and tender shoots are eaten raw, boiled or stir-fried, or dried and powdered to thicken [...]
Blackjack (Bidens pilosa)
Common Names Blackjack, Spanish needles (En); sornet, bident hérissé, herbe aiguille (Fr); bidente piloso, mozote, margarita silvestre (Sp); 咸豐草 (Cn) Plant Distribution All tropical and subtropical areas Edible Parts Tender shoots are eaten boiled or stir-fried, or powdered and added to sauce. Health Values Beta-carotene: high; vitamin E: medium; ascorbic acid: high; calcium: low; iron: [...]
Cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba)
Common Names Cluster bean, guar, guar bean (En); cyamopse à quatre ailes (Fr); goma de guar (Sp); 穗豆, 印度扁豆 (Cn) Plant Distribution South Asia Edible Parts Leaves are used boiled or stir-fried; green pods used boiled, stir-fried, or dried for storage; dry seeds processed for gum as thickener. Health Values Beta-carotene: low in green pods; [...]
Madeira vine (Anredera cordifolia)
Common Names Madeira-vine, heartleaf madeiravine (En); vigne de madère (Fr); enredadera del mosquito, para de madeira (Sp); 藤三七, 川七 (Cn) Plant Distribution Tropical Americas, the Caribbean, East Asia Edible Parts Leaves and tender stems are eaten raw, boiled, stir-fried with sesame oil and ginger, or in soups. Health Values Beta-carotene: high; vitamin E: medium; riboflavin: [...]
Chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla)
Common Names Chard, Swiss chard, silverbeet, spinach beet, leaf beet (En); bette, poirée, blette (Fr); acelga (Sp); 菾菜 (Cn) Plant Distribution Worldwide Edible Parts Leaves and petioles are consumed boiled, steamed, or sautéed. Often boiled and soaked in water after boiling to remove the strong flavor and acrid taste. Health Values Beta-carotene: medium; vitamin E: [...]
Velvetleaf (Limnocharis flava)
Common Names Velvetleaf, sawah-flower rush, sawah lettuce, yellow bur-head (En); cebolla de chucho, hoja de buitre (Sp); 黃花藺 (Cn) Plant Distribution Southeast Asia, Central and South America Edible Parts Young leaves with petioles and young inflorescences are eaten. Health Values Beta-carotene: low in shoots; vitamin E: low in stems, high in leaves; folic acid: low [...]
Indian lettuce (Lactuca indica)
Common Names Indian lettuce, milkweed, wild lettuce (En); lechuga de la India (Sp); 山萵苣 (Cn) Plant Distribution South, East, and Southeast Asia Edible Parts Leaves and tender stems with slight bitterness are used fresh as salad, boiled, steamed or stir-fried, or in soup. Health Values Beta-carotene: high; riboflavin: medium; ascorbic acid: medium; calcium: medium; iron: [...]
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Common Names Sweet potato (En); patata douce (Fr); batata, boniato, camote (Sp); 甘薯, 蕃薯, 地瓜葉 (Cn) Plant Distribution Pantropics Edible Parts Tender leaves and shoot tips are eaten boiled or stir-fried; tuberous root used boiled, baked, or deep-fried. Health Values Beta-carotene: medium in leaves, medium to extremely high in tuberous roots; vitamin E: high in [...]