List of inedible fruits
The following is an incomplete list of fleshy fruits that may appear to be edible by humans, but are not. Some of them are poisonous, others are merely too unpalatable for consumption.
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Baneberry (Actaea pachypoda)
European spindle (Euonymus europaeus)
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Firethorn (Pyracantha angustifolia)
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Fox head (Solanum mammosum)
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Harlequin glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum)
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Holly (Ilex)
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Ivy (Hedera helix)
Mezereum (Daphne mezereum)
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Yew (Taxus)
- Abacá, Musa textilis (Musaceae)
- Ackee fruit, Blighia Sapida (Sapindaceae) Only the white flesh is edible, the reddish-orange skin and the hard, large, black seeds are toxic.
- Alemow, Citrus macrophylla (Rutaceae}
- Alpine honeysuckle, Lonicera alpigena (Caprifoliaceae)
- Apples containing seeds Malus spp. (Rosaceae) The apple itself is completely devoid of toxins, but the seeds contain cyanide.
- Asparagus berries, Asparagus officinalis (Asparagaceae) The toxic red berry of the vegetable plant, asparagus.
- Baneberry, Actaea pachypoda (Ranunculaceae)
- Bittersweet, Celastrus scandens (Celastraceae)
- Black bryony, Dioscorea communis (Dioscoreaceae)
- Buckthorn, Rhamnus cathartica (Rhamnaceae)
- Canadian moonseed, Menispermum canadense' (Menispermaceae)
- Castor Bean, Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae)
- Chinaberry, Actaea rubra (Ranunculaceae)
- Clusias, Clusia spp (Clusiaceae)
- Coyote melon, Cucurbita palmata (Cucurbitaceae)
- Cretan date palm, Phoenix theophrasti (Arecaceae)
- Crown flower, Calotropis gigantea (Apocynaceae)
- Deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna (Solanaceae)
- Ensete, Ensete ventricosum (Musaceae)l
- European spindle, Euonymus europaeus (Celastraceae)
- Firethorn, Pyracantha angustifolia (Rosaceae)
- Florida thatch palm, Thrinax radiata (Arecaceae)
- Fox head, Solanum mammosum (Solanaceae)
- Glossy nightshade, Solanum americanum (Solanaceae)
- Golden dewdrop, Duranta erecta (Verbenaceae)
- Harlequin glorybower, Clerodendrum trichotomum (Lamiaceae)
- Herb-paris, Paris quadrifolia (Melanthiaceae)
- Holly, Ilex spp. (Aquifoliaceae)
- Honeybush, Melianthus major (Francoaceae)
- Honeyvine, Cynanchum laeve (Apocynaceae)
- European holly, Ilex aquifolium (Aquifoliaceae)
- Inca-peanut, Plukenetia volubilis (Euphorbiaceae)
- Ink berry, Dianella nigra (Asphodelaceae)
- Ivy, Hedera spp. (Araliaceae)
- Japanese star anise, Illicium anisatum (Schisandraceae)
- Jatropha fruit, Jatropha curcas (Euphorbiaceae)
- Laurel, Prunus laurocerasus (Rosaceae)
- Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis (Asparagaceae)
- Linden (also known as Lime or Basswood), Tilia spp. (Malvaceae)
- Manchineel, Hippomane mancinella (Euphorbiaceae)
- Mape tree, Inocarpus fagifer (Fabaceae)
- Masuri berry, Coriaria nepalensis (Coriariaceae)
- Mezereum, Daphne mezereum (Thymelaeaceae)
- Mistletoe, (3 genera in the order Santalales)
- Osage-orange, Maclura pomifera (Moraceae)
- Natal plum, Carissa Macrocarpa (Apocynaceae) Only the unripe "plums" are poisonous.
- Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum (Papaveraceae)
- Paddy melon, Cucumis myriocarpus (Curcurbitaceae)
- Pangium edule, Pangium edule (Achariaceae), only edible when fermented
- Poisonberry, Solanum dulcamara spp. (Solanaceae)
- Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana (Phytolaccaceae)
- Privet, Ligustrum spp. (Oleaceae)
- Rattlebox (Fabaceae)
- Redoul, Coriaria myrtifolia (Coriariaceae)
- Rosary pea, Abrus precatorius (Fabaceae)
- Sandbog death camas, Zigadenus glaberrimus (Melanthiaceae)
- Sea mango, Cerbera manghas (Apocynaceae}
- Silverbell, Halesia spp. (Styracaceae)
- Snowberry, Symphoricarpos spp. (Caprifoliaceae)
- Soapberry, Sapindus spp. (Sapindaceae)
- Sponge gourd, Luffa aegyptiaca (Cucurbitaceae)
- Strychnine tree, Strychnos nux-vomica (Loganiaceae)
- Suicide tree fruit, Cerbera odollam (Apocynaceae)
- Syringa berrytree, Melia azedarach (Meliaceae)
- Thorn apple, Datura stramonium (Solanaceae)
- Tibetan dewberry, Rubus thibetanus (Rosaceae)
- Tickberry, Lantana camara (Verbenaceae)
- Tormentil, Potentilla erecta (Rosaceae)
- Trifoliate orange, Citrus trifoliata (Rutaceae)
- Tropical soda apple, Solanum viarum (Solanaceae)
- Tung tree, Vernicia fordii (Euphorbiaceae)
- Virginia creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Vitaceae)
- Wahoo, Euonymus atropurpureus (Celastraceae)
- Weeping pear, Pyrus salicifolia (Rosaceae)
- Wild arum, Arum maculatum (Araceae)
- Wild cucumber, Marah macrocarpus (Cucurbitaceae) Fruit is a thorny, green, bur-like "cucumber".
- Wild olive, Olea oleaster (Oleaceae)
- Winter cherry, Solanum pseudocapsicum (Solanaceae)
- Yellow buckeye, Aesculus flava (Sapindaceae)
- Yellow oleander, Cascabela thevetia (Apocynaceae)
- Yew cones with seeds unremoved, Taxus spp. (Taxaceae) Deseeded they are not harmful, as only the seeds contain poison.
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