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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Arundo donaxGiant Reed, Giant Reed Grass32
Chimonobambusa quadrangularisSquare Bamboo20
Chimonobambusa szechuanensis 10
Corylus avellanaCommon Hazel, Common filbert, European Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick, Corkscrew Hazel, Hazel52
Corylus avellana pontica 40
Fargesia nitidaFountain Bamboo00
Hibiscus cannabinusKenaf, Brown Indianhemp42
Phyllostachys aureaGolden Bamboo, Fishpole Bamboo50
Phyllostachys aureosulcataYellow-Groove Bamboo40
Phyllostachys meyeriMeyer Bamboo00
Phyllostachys nidulariaBig-Node Bamboo, Broom bamboo50
Phyllostachys nigraBlack Bamboo, Kuro-Chiku43
Phyllostachys nigra henonisHa-Chiku43
Phyllostachys nigra punctataKurodake43
Phyllostachys nudaNude Sheath Bamboo40
Phyllostachys parvifolia 30
Phyllostachys viridiglaucescensGreenwax golden bamboo40
Pleioblastus gramineus 20
Pleioblastus hindsiiHinds' cane-bamboo30
Pleioblastus simoniiMedake, Simon bamboo30
Pseudosasa amabilisTonkin Bamboo00
Pseudosasa japonicaMetake - Bamboo21
Sasa palmataBroadleaf Bamboo, Bamboo00
Semiarundinaria fastuosaNarihiradake, Narihira bamboo50
Semiarundinaria murielaeUmbrella Bamboo00
Thamnocalamus aristatus 20
Thamnocalamus spathiflorus 20
Yushania ancepsRingal00
Anacardium occidentaleCashew, Caju53
Areca catechuBetel Palm, Betel Nut Palm33
Arenga pinnataSolitary Sugar Palm41
Artocarpus camansiBreadnut, Kamansi41
Artocarpus mariannensisSeeded breadfruit, Marianas bread43
Bactris gasipaesPeach Palm, Pupunha52
Bambusa vulgarisCommon Bamboo32
Barringtonia proceraPao nuts, Cut nut42
Bixa orellanaAnnatto (Lipstick Plant, Urucum, Colorau, Achiote )33
Cajanus cajanPigeon Pea, Puerto Rico Bean, Gandul, Dhal, Congo Pea42
Ceiba pentandraKapok Tree, Cotton Tree, Suma'ma33
Crescentia cujeteCalabash Tree32
Erythrina fuscaCoral Bean, Swamp Immortelle22
Flemingia macrophyllaEnoki-mame12
Gigantochloa albociliataClumping bamboo30
Gliricidia sepiumGliricidia, Forest Lilac, Mexican Lilac22
Guadua angustifoliaClumping Bamboo. Guadua00
Jatropha curcasPhysic Nut, Barbados Nut23
Leucaena leucocephalaLeucaena, Lead Tree, White Tamarind32
Moringa oleiferaHorseradish Tree, Moringa,44
Populus hybridsHybrid poplar33
Raphia hookeriIvory Coast Raffia Palm32
Sesbania grandifloraVegetable Hummingbird, Agati,32
Thespesia populneaPortia Tree, Aden Apple, Indian Tulip Tree33
Dactyladenia barteriMonkey Fruit02
Tamarindus indicaTamarind43
Thespesia populneoidesTulip Tree; Portia Tree; Pacific Rosewood33
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