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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Achillea millefoliumYarrow, Boreal yarrow, California yarrow, Giant yarrow, Coast yarrow, Western yarrow, Pacific yarrow34
Achillea ptarmicaSneeze-Wort, Sneezeweed21
Adenanthera pavoninaRed Sandalwood, Coral Tree32
Aethusa cynapiumFool's Parsley11
Agrimonia eupatoriaAgrimony, Churchsteeples23
Ailanthus altissimaTree Of Heaven13
Albizia lebbeckSiris Tree, Woman's Tongue, East Indian Walnut12
Alchornea castaneifoliaIporuru04
Alchornea cordifoliaChristmas Bush24
Aleurites moluccanusCandle Nut, Country Walnut33
Alkanna tinctoriaAlkanet, Alkanna12
Allanblackia floribundaVegetable Tallow. Tallow tree32
Alocasia macrorrhizosGiant Taro, Giant Elephant Ear32
Althaea officinalisMarsh Mallow, Common marshmallow55
Amaranthus hypochondriacusPrince's Feather, Prince-of-wales feather43
Anacardium occidentaleCashew, Caju53
Andrographis paniculataGreen Chireta, Creat, Nilavembu, Kirayat, Chuan Xin Lian, King of Bitters14
Annona muricataSour Sop43
Annona squamosaSugar Apple, Sweetsop, Custard Apple52
Aquilaria crassnaAgar Wood, Agarwood03
Aquilaria malaccensisAgar Wood, Eaglewood, Indian Aloewood, Aloeswood13
Aquilaria sinensisAgar Wood, Pak Muk Heung, White Wood Incense03
Artocarpus heterophyllusJackfruit52
Artocarpus mariannensisSeeded breadfruit, Marianas bread43
Aspidosperma albumGuatambu02
Atractylodes lanceaCang Zhu13
Avena sativaOats, Common oat33
Baccharis genistelloidesCarqueja04
Baccharoides hymenolepisBaccharoides42
Balanites aegyptiacaDesert Date. Desert date, Soapberry tree32
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