Teri pods (Caesalpinia digyna)

Family: Fabaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Caesalpinia digyna is an evergreen Shrub growing to 10 m (32ft) by 10 m (32ft) at a fast rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10. It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Regional Crop (These crops have been domesticated and cultivated regionally but have not been adopted elsewhere and are typically not traded globally, Examples in this broad category include perennial cotton and many nuts and staple fruits . — Regional Crop (These crops have been domesticated and cultivated regionally but have not been adopted elsewhere and are typically not traded globally, Examples in this broad category include perennial cotton and many nuts and staple fruits.; Staple Crop: Protein-oil (16+ per cent protein, 16+ per cent oil).; (Annuals include soybeans, peanuts, sunflower seeds.; Perennials include seeds, beans, nuts, and fruits such as almond, Brazil nut, pistachio, walnut, hazel, and safou).

Habitat & North American Range

Rather dry open habitats up to 250 metres in Indonesia. Thickets, light forests and forest borders, in Indo-China up to 1,200 metres. (Zone 10)