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Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, the elephant foot yam[4] or whitespot giant arum, [5][6] is a tropical plant native to Island Southeast Asia. It is cultivated for its edible tubers in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Madagascar, New Guinea, and the Pacific islands. Because of its production potential and popularity as a vegetable in various cuisines ...
Diplazium esculentum. (Retz.) Sw. Diplazium esculentum, the vegetable fern, is an edible fern found throughout Asia and Oceania. It is probably one of the most commonly consumed ferns. [1] The genus Diplazium is in the family Athyriaceae, in the eupolypods II clade [2] of the order Polypodiales, [3] in the class Polypodiopsida. [4]
Gnetum gnemon. Gnetum gnemon is a gymnosperm species of Gnetum, its native area spans from Mizoram and Assam in India down south through Malay Peninsula, Malay Archipelago and the Philippines in southeast Asia to the western Pacific islands. [ 3 ] Common names include gnetum, joint fir, two leaf, melinjo, belinjo, bago, and tulip.
Gunnera tinctoria is a giant, clump-forming herbaceous perennial. The leaves can grow up to 2.5 m across, cordate and palmate with up to 9-lobed margins. [6] The stems are covered in numerous spikes. It has erect spikes of cone-shaped inflorescences (to 1 m) from spring to early summer, with small flowers.
Leaves used in Filipino cuisine, notably in the soup tinola [ 57 ] Capparis spinosa. Caper. Caper leaves are part of the Greek cuisine [ 58 ][ 59 ] Carica papaya. Papaya. The leaves are part of Lalab in Sundanese cuisine, Buntil in Javanese cuisine or sauteed with slices of chilis in Indonesian cuisine.
The ripe fruit has many traditional uses. Mimusops elengi is a medium-sized evergreen tree found in tropical forests in South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia. English common names include Spanish cherry, [2] medlar, [2] and bullet wood. [3] Its timber is valuable, the fruit is edible, and it is used in traditional medicine.
Muntingia calabura var. trinitensis Griseb. Muntingia is a genus of plants in the family Muntingiaceae, comprising only one species, Muntingia calabura, [2][3] named in honour of Abraham Munting. It is native from Mexico south to Bolivia and Argentina. Its fruit is edible, and it has been widely introduced in other tropical areas.
The plant is also known as the table beet, garden beet, red beet, dinner beet or golden beet. Beetroot can be eaten raw, roasted, or boiled. Beetroot can be eaten raw, roasted, or boiled. Beetroot can also be canned, either whole or cut up, and often are pickled, spiced, or served in a sweet-and-sour sauce.