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Latin Name	Common Name	Edibility Rating	Medicinal Rating
Bactris gasipaes	Peach Palm, Pupunha	5	2
Bixa orellana	Annatto (Lipstick Plant, Urucum, Colorau, Achiote )	3	3
Populus nigra	Black Poplar, Lombardy poplar	1	3
Gliricidia sepium	Gliricidia, Forest Lilac, Mexican Lilac	2	2
Jatropha curcas	Physic Nut, Barbados Nut	2	3
Leucaena leucocephala	Leucaena, Lead Tree, White Tamarind	3	2
Moringa oleifera	Horseradish Tree, Moringa,	4	4
Sesbania grandiflora	Vegetable Hummingbird, Agati,	3	2
Sesbania sesban	Sesban	2	2
Tamarindus indica	Tamarind	4	3
Alnus acuminata	Alder	0	2
Erythrina sandwicensis	Wiliwili, Hawaiian coral tree	0	2
Erythrina subumbrans	Dadap. December tree	2	2
Samanea saman	Rain Tree, False Powder Puff, Monkey Pod	3	2
Hibiscus tilliaceus	Beach Hibiscus, Sea Hibiscus	2	1
Populus hybrids	Hybrid poplar	3	3

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