Latin Name | Common Name | Edibility Rating | Medicinal Rating |
Ferula communis | Giant Fennel | 1 | 1 |
Phragmites australis | Common Reed, American common reed, Hybrid common reed, European common reed, Subtropical common re | 5 | 2 |
Bambusa bambos | Giant Thorny Bamboo | 3 | 3 |
Bambusa blumeana | Spiny Bamboo. Spiny bamboo, Thorny bamboo | 2 | 0 |
Bambusa vulgaris | Common Bamboo | 3 | 2 |
Bertholletia excelsa | Brazil Nut | 5 | 2 |
Blighia sapida | Akee, ackee apple or ayee | 3 | 2 |
Borassus aethiopum | African Fan Palm, Palmyra Palm | 4 | 2 |
Brosimum alicastrum | Breadnut. Maya nut | 3 | 2 |
Brosimum parinarioides | Leite de amapa, Brosimum | 3 | 2 |
Brosimum utile | Cow Tree, Palo De Vaca | 3 | 2 |
Byrsonima crassifolia | Golden Spoon, Nance, Nancy Tree | 4 | 2 |
Calophyllum brasiliense | Brazil Beauty-Leaf | 0 | 2 |
Canarium luzonicum | Manila Elemi | 4 | 3 |
Canarium ovatum | Pili Nut | 4 | 3 |
Canarium schweinfurtii | African elemi | 3 | 3 |
Canarium vulgare | Java Almond, Kenari Nut | 4 | 1 |
Caryocar brasiliense | Pequi, Souari nut | 4 | 2 |
Casimiroa edulis | White Sapote, Mexican Apple | 5 | 3 |
Cedrela odorata | Cedar Wood, West Indian Cedar, SpanishCedar, Cigar-box Cedar, Cedro Hembra | 1 | 2 |
Ceiba pentandra | Kapok Tree, Cotton Tree, Suma'ma | 3 | 3 |
Chrysophyllum cainito | Star Apple, Caimito | 4 | 2 |
Chukrasia tabularis | Chickrassy, Chittagong Wood, Indian Redwood. | 1 | 2 |
Cocos nucifera | Coconut Palm, Coconut | 5 | 2 |
Cola nitida | Cola Nut, Kola, Bissy Nuts | 3 | 4 |
Cordia alliodora | Ecuador laurel, Cypre, Onion Cordia, Laurel Blanco | 2 | 2 |
Coula edulis | African Walnut | 3 | 0 |
Couma macrocarpa | Barca, Milk Tree, Couba, Sorva, Sorva grande | 4 | 2 |
Couma utilis | Sorva, Milk Tree | 4 | 2 |
Croton megalocarpus | Croton tree | 0 | 2 |
Dendrocalamus asper | Giant Bamboo, Dragon bamboo, Sweet bamboo | 4 | 0 |
Dendrocalamus brandesii | Velvet Leaf Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo | 3 | 0 |
Dendrocalamus strictus | Male Bamboo. Calcutta Stricta or Bamboo | 3 | 1 |
Dimocarpus longan | Longan, Lungan, Dragon's Eye, Cat's Eye | 4 | 3 |
Diospyros digyna | Black Sapote, Chocolate Pudding Tree | 4 | 1 |
Diospyros mespiliformis | West African Ebony, Monkey guava, jackalberry | 4 | 3 |
Dipterocarpus alatus | Apitong, baume de gurjun, gurjun balsam | 0 | 2 |
Durio dulcis | Durian Marangang, Merangang, Red Durian, Tutong, Lahong | 4 | 0 |
Durio zibethinus | Durian | 5 | 1 |
Eugenia brasiliensis | Grumichama, Brazilian Plum | 4 | 2 |
Faidherbia albida | White Acacia. White-thorn. Apple ring acacia | 1 | 2 |
Falcataria moluccana | Batai | 0 | 0 |
Ficus racemosa | Cluster Fig | 3 | 2 |
Garcinia brasiliensis | Bacupari | 4 | 2 |
Garcinia gardneriana | Bacupari, achacha | 4 | 0 |
Garcinia madruno | Madruno, Charichuela, Madrono | 4 | 2 |
Garcinia mangostana | Mangosteen, Manggis | 5 | 2 |
Gigantochloa albociliata | Clumping bamboo | 3 | 0 |
Gigantochloa levis | Bulo semilang, Buloh seremai, Bolo | 3 | 2 |
Gigantochloa verticillata | Whorled bamboo, Giant stripy bamboo | 3 | 0 |
Gliricidia sepium | Gliricidia, Forest Lilac, Mexican Lilac | 2 | 2 |
Guadua angustifolia | Clumping Bamboo. Guadua | 0 | 0 |
Helicostylis tomentosa | Letterhout, Letter Wood | 4 | 2 |
Hymenaea courbaril | West Indian Locust | 3 | 3 |
Juglans neotropica | Andean Walnut | 3 | 2 |
Leucaena leucocephala | Leucaena, Lead Tree, White Tamarind | 3 | 2 |
Maclura tinctoria | Fustic Tree | 2 | 2 |
Mammea americana | Mammee Apple, Mammey | 4 | 2 |
Mangifera indica | Mango, Bowen Mango | 5 | 3 |
Manilkara zapota | Sapodilla, Nispero | 5 | 2 |
Melia azederach | Bead Tree, Pride of India, Chinaberry | 3 | 3 |
Melicoccus bijugatus | Mamoncillo, Spanish Lime, Guayo | 4 | 2 |
Mimusops elengi | Spanish Cherry, Bakul | 3 | 2 |
Monstera deliciosa | Ceriman, Windowleaf | 4 | 0 |
Morus mesozygia | African mulberry | 2 | 3 |
Musanga cecropioides | Corkwood | 3 | 4 |
Myrcianthes pungens | Guabiyu | 4 | 1 |
Neolamarckia cadamba | Amboina, Kadam | 1 | 2 |
Oxytenanthera abyssynica | Savanah Bamboo | 2 | 2 |
Parinari curatellifolia | Mbola, Grys Appel | 4 | 2 |
Parkia biglobosa | African Locust Bean | 4 | 2 |
Peltophorum pterocarpum | Copperpod, Yellow Poinciana | 0 | 2 |
Phyllanthus emblica | Emblica, Indian Gooseberry | 3 | 5 |
Piptadenia gonoacantha | Pau jacaré - alligator stick | 0 | 0 |
Platonia insignis | Bakuri, Bacuri | 4 | 2 |
Pongamia pinnata | Pongam, Karum Tree, Poonga-Oil Tree, Indian Beech | 0 | 3 |
Pouteria sapota | Sapote, Mamey Sapote | 4 | 2 |
Prosopis alba | White carob tree, Algarrobo blanco | 3 | 2 |
Prosopis juliflora | Mesquite, Honey Mesquite | 3 | 2 |
Quercus brantii | Barro, Brant's oak | 3 | 2 |
Raphia farinifera | Raffia Palm | 3 | 0 |
Raphia hookeri | Ivory Coast Raffia Palm | 3 | 2 |
Schizolobium parahyba | Guapiruvu | 0 | 0 |
Senna siamea | Siamese Senna, Kassod Tree | 1 | 1 |
Senna singueana | Winter cassia, Sticky pod | 2 | 3 |
Simarouba amara | Paradise tree, bitterwood | 3 | 4 |
Simarouba glauca | Paradise Tree, Bitterwood, Dysentery-bark | 3 | 4 |
Sonneratia caseolaris | Firefly mangrove, mangrove apple | 2 | 2 |
Spondias mombin | Yellow Mombin, Hog Plum, Caja Fruit, Taperebá | 4 | 2 |
Syzygium cumini | Jambolan, Java Plum, Malabar Plum, Jambu | 3 | 3 |
Terminalia catappa | Indian Almond, Tropical Almond Tree | 4 | 2 |
Terminalia kaernbachii | Okari Nut | 5 | 0 |
Thespesia populnea | Portia Tree, Aden Apple, Indian Tulip Tree | 3 | 3 |
Thyrsostachys siamensis | Monastery Bamboo | 4 | 0 |
Treculia africana | African Breadfruit or Breadnut | 4 | 2 |
Uapaca kirkiana | Wild Loquat | 4 | 2 |
Vachellia tortilis | Umbrella Thorn | 2 | 2 |
Vitellaria paradoxa | Shea Butter Tree | 4 | 5 |
Vitex doniana | Black Plum | 4 | 3 |
Warburgia salutaris | Pepperbark Tree | 2 | 4 |
Coffea arabica | Coffee Arabica | 3 | 3 |
Afzelia africana | African Mahogany | 2 | 2 |
Agathis moorei | Pacific Kauri, Moore Kauri | 1 | 0 |
Aquilaria crassna | Agar Wood, Agarwood | 0 | 3 |
Archidendron jiringa | Jengkol, Jiringa | 4 | 2 |
Aspidosperma album | Guatambu | 0 | 2 |
Aspidosperma eburneum | Eburneum | 0 | 0 |
Aspidosperma polyneuron | Peroba Rosa | 0 | 2 |
Astronium balansae | Astronium | 0 | 0 |
Astronium urundeuva | Urunday | 0 | 4 |
Baikiaea plurijuga | Rhodesian Teak, Zambesi Redwood | 1 | 2 |
Baphia nitida | Camwood, Baphia | 2 | 2 |
Brosimum guianense | Bastard Breadnut | 1 | 2 |
Brosimum rubescens | Bloodwood Cacique | 0 | 2 |
Bursera simaruba | Gum Tree, Gumbo Limbo | 2 | 2 |
Calamus caesius | Rotan Sega | 2 | 0 |
Calamus manan | Rotan Manau | 0 | 0 |
Calamus ovoideus | Egg-shaped Rattan. Rotan Ovoid | 2 | 0 |
Calamus radiatus | Rotan Rays. Radial Leaf Rotan | 0 | 0 |
Calamus rotang | Rattan, Rotang, Rattan Cane | 2 | 2 |
Cantleya corniculata | Daru | 1 | 0 |
Carapa guianensis | Andiroba | 0 | 4 |
Cedrelopsis grevei | Katrafay, Kathrafay | 2 | 4 |
Centrolobium microchaete | Yellow tarara | 0 | 0 |
Centrolobium sclerophyllum | Hard leaved tarara | 0 | 0 |
Chloroxylon swietenia | East Indian Satinwood | 0 | 3 |
Clarisia racemosa | Tulpay, Murur | 1 | 0 |
Cola acuminata | Cola Nut, Kola, Bissy Nut | 3 | 4 |
Combretum imberbe | Leadwood Tree, Ivory tree | 2 | 2 |
Copaifera guyanensis | Hoepel, Guyanense Copaiba | 2 | 4 |
Copaifera langsdorffii | Copaiba, Langsdorf's copaifera | 1 | 4 |
Copaifera multijuga | Hayne oil, Copaiba, | 1 | 4 |
Copaifera officinalis | Copaiba Balsam, Medicinal Copaiba | 2 | 4 |
Copaifera reticulata | Copaiba, Reticulated Copaiba, Copaiba Balsam | 0 | 4 |
Cupressus lusitanica | Mexican Cypress | 0 | 2 |
Dalbergia baronii | Palissandre rouge des marais, hitsika, sovodrano | 0 | 0 |
Dalbergia cochinchinensis | Siam Rosewood, Thailand Rosewood | 0 | 0 |
Dalbergia greveana | Madagascar Rosewood | 0 | 2 |
Dalbergia latifolia | Black Rosewood, East Indian Rosewood, Kala sheeshan, Satisal | 0 | 2 |
Dalbergia louvelii | Andramena, Volombodipona, Violet rosewood | 0 | 2 |
Dalbergia melanoxylon | African Blackwood, Grenadilla, Mpingo | 0 | 2 |
Dalbergia monticola | Hazovola, tsiandalana, voamboana | 0 | 0 |
Dalbergia nigra | Brazilian Rosewood | 0 | 0 |
Dalbergia oliveri | Redwood | 0 | 0 |
Dalbergia retusa | Cocobolo | 0 | 0 |
Dalbergia stevensonii | Honduras Rosewood | 0 | 0 |
Dicorynia guianensis | Angelique | 0 | 0 |
Diospyros celebica | Indonesian Ebony, black ebony, makassar-ebenholts | 2 | 0 |
Diospyros crassiflora | Benin Ebony | 0 | 2 |
Diospyros ebenum | Ebony, Ceylon Ebony, Mauritius Ebony, Ebony Persimmon | 1 | 2 |
Diospyros malabarica | Indian Persimmon, Gaub, Timbiri, Mountain ebony | 1 | 3 |
Diospyros quaesita | Calamander, kalu mediriya | 0 | 2 |
Diospyros tessellaria | Black ebony, Mauritian ebony | 2 | 0 |
Diplotropis purpurea | Sucupira, Tatabu | 0 | 0 |
Dyera costulata | Hill Jelutong | 0 | 1 |
Dysoxylum acutangulum | Membalo | 0 | 0 |
Dysoxylum fraserianum | Australian rosewood, rose-mahogany, rosewood, turnipwood. | 0 | 0 |
Entandrophragma candollei | West African Cedar | 0 | 2 |
Entandrophragma cylindricum | Sapele Mahogany | 0 | 2 |
Entandrophragma utile | Sipo Mahogany | 0 | 2 |
Eucalyptus camaldulensis | Red River Gum, Murray Red Gum, River Red Eucalyptus | 1 | 3 |
Eucalyptus obliqua | Messmate | 0 | 0 |
Eucalyptus robusta | Swamp Mahogany, Eucalyptus Gum | 0 | 3 |
Euplassa cantareirae | Louro Faja | 0 | 0 |
Gluta laccifera | Lacquer tree | 0 | 0 |
Gluta usitata | Burmese Varnish Tree | 0 | 2 |
Gmelina arborea | Gmelina, Snapdragon, White Teak | 2 | 2 |
Grazielodendron riodocensis | Grazielodendron | 0 | 0 |
Guarea guidonia | Muskwood , Carrapeta, Cedro Macho | 0 | 2 |
Guibourtia demeusei | African Rosewood | 0 | 0 |
Guibourtia pellegriana | Akume, Bubinga, Waka | 0 | 0 |
Guibourtia tessmannii | Bubinga, Kevazingo | 0 | 0 |
Hymenaea martiana | Copal | 2 | 0 |
Intsia bijuga | Moluccan Ironwood, Ipil | 1 | 2 |
Intsia palembanica | Borneo Teak, Merbau | 1 | 1 |
Khaya anthotheca | White Mahogany, East African Mahogany | 0 | 2 |
Leplaea cedrata | Scented Guarea | 0 | 2 |
Leplaea thompsonii | Black Guarea | 0 | 2 |
Litsea cubeba | Mountain Pepper, Litsea | 2 | 2 |
Magnolia dodecapetala | Bwapen mawon | 0 | 0 |
Manilkara bidentata | Balata, bulletwood, bully tree | 2 | 2 |
Mansonia altissima | Mansonia | 0 | 2 |
Mezilaurus itauba | Itauba | 2 | 2 |
Microberlinia bisulcata | Zingana | 0 | 0 |
Microberlinia brazzavillensis | Zingana | 0 | 0 |
Milicia excelsa | African Teak | 2 | 3 |
Milicia regia | Oroko, Iroko | 2 | 2 |
Millettia laurentii | Wenge | 0 | 4 |
Millettia stuhlmannii | Panga-panga, Partridge wood | 0 | 2 |
Myrocarpus frondosus | Balsamo, incienso | 0 | 3 |
Ocotea cymosa | Varongy | 2 | 0 |
Ocotea kenyensis | Transvaal stinkwood, stinkhout | 0 | 2 |
Ocotea porosa | Brazilian-walnut, imbuia | 0 | 0 |
Ongokea gore | Boleko Nut | 2 | 2 |
Palaquium gutta | Gutta-Percha | 2 | 0 |
Peltogyne floribunda | Purpleheart, pau-roxo, zapatero | 0 | 1 |
Peltogyne paniculata | Purpleheart, pau-roxo, amaranttrad | 0 | 1 |
Peltogyne venosa | Purpleheart | 0 | 1 |
Peltophorum dasyrhachis | Peltophorum, Soga | 0 | 2 |
Pericopsis angolensis | East African afrormosia | 0 | 2 |
Pericopsis elata | African-teak, golden afrormosia, kokrodua | 0 | 2 |
Planchonella australis | Black Apple | 3 | 0 |
Platymiscium trinitatis | Macacauba, Macawood, Hormigo, Orange Agate | 0 | 2 |
Platymiscium ulei | Macacauba, Macawood, Hormigo, Orange Agate | 0 | 0 |
Podocarpus neriifolius | Oleander Podocarp, Brown Pine | 2 | 2 |
Pouteria altissima | Abam, Apotro, Gomu | 0 | 0 |
Pouteria pierrei | Aningeria | 2 | 0 |
Prunus africana | Pygeum | 0 | 5 |
Pterocarpus angolensis | Ambila | 0 | 3 |
Pterocarpus dalbergioides | Andaman padauk, East Indian-mahogany, | 2 | 2 |
Pterocarpus erinaceus | African Kino | 0 | 3 |
Pterocarpus indicus | Amboyna, Indian Padauk, Burmese Rosewood, Narra, Bloodwood | 2 | 2 |
Pterocarpus soyauxii | African Coralwood | 2 | 2 |
Pycnanthus angolensis | African Nutmeg | 2 | 3 |
Raphia palma-pinus | Thatch palm | 0 | 2 |
Sapindus mukorossi | Chinese Soapberry, Soap Berry, Chinese Soapberry, Soapnut Tree | 1 | 2 |
Shorea obtusa | Taengwood Balau, teng | 0 | 2 |
Shorea siamensis | Dark red meranti, Light red meranti, Red lauan | 0 | 2 |
Swartzia benthamiana | Wamara | 0 | 2 |
Swartzia grandifolia | Big leafed Swartzia, Coracao-de-Negro | 0 | 0 |
Swartzia ingifolia | Swartzia | 0 | 0 |
Swartzia leiocalycina | Wamara | 0 | 0 |
Swartzia panacoco | Coracao-de-Negro, panococo, Brazilian ebony | 0 | 2 |
Swietenia macrophylla | Big Leaf Mahogany, Honduras Mahogany | 0 | 2 |
Swietenia mahagoni | Mahogany, West Indies Mahogany | 0 | 2 |
Syzygium jambos | Jambos, Rose Apple, Plum Rose | 3 | 2 |
Tabebuia rosea | Apamate, Pink Poui, Pink Tecoma, Rosy Trumpet Tree | 0 | 2 |
Tachigali rubiginosa | Tachigali | 0 | 0 |
Talipariti elatum | Blue Mahoe | 0 | 2 |
Tamarindus indica | Tamarind | 4 | 3 |
Tectona grandis | Teak | 2 | 2 |
Terminalia chebula | Black Myrobalan, Chebulic Myroblan, | 3 | 5 |
Terminalia ivorensis | Black Afara | 0 | 2 |
Terminalia sambesiaca | | 0 | 4 |
Terminalia superba | Shinglewood | 0 | 2 |
Theobroma grandiflorum | Cupuassu, Cupuacu | 4 | 3 |
Thespesia populneoides | Tulip Tree; Portia Tree; Pacific Rosewood | 3 | 3 |
Tieghemella africana | Douka | 3 | 2 |
Tieghemella heckelii | Baku | 4 | 2 |
Toona ciliata | Mountain Cedar, Australian Red Cedar, Toona | 2 | 2 |
Toona sureni | Suren | 2 | 2 |
Trichilia dregeana | Cape Mahogany | 4 | 3 |
Turraeanthus africanus | Avodire | 0 | 2 |
Uncaria guianensis | Cat's Claw | 2 | 4 |
Uncaria tomentosa | Cat's Claw | 2 | 4 |
Vitex keniensis | Fulu, Mkombachiko, Mufuu | 2 | 0 |
Vouacapoua americana | wacapou, acapu | 0 | 2 |