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Latin Name	Common Name	Edibility Rating	Medicinal Rating
Galium aparine	Goosegrass, Coachweed, Catchweed, Stickywilly	2	3
Juglans nigra	Black Walnut	3	3
Arenga pinnata	Solitary Sugar Palm	4	1
Bertholletia excelsa	Brazil Nut	5	2
Borassus aethiopum	African Fan Palm, Palmyra Palm	4	2
Boscia senegalensis	Aizen, Boscia	4	2
Cocos nucifera	Coconut Palm, Coconut	5	2
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba	Guar, Cluster Bean	4	3
Moringa oleifera	Horseradish Tree, Moringa,	4	4
Moringa peregrina	Moringa	2	2
Moringa stenopetala	African horseradish tree, cabbagetree	4	3
Phyllanthus emblica	Emblica, Indian Gooseberry	3	5
Salix hybrids	Hybrid willows	3	3
Typha domingensis	Southern Cattail	4	3
Typha elephantina	Bora. Elephant grass, Indian reed-mace.	3	3
Vitellaria paradoxa	Shea Butter Tree	4	5
Cola acuminata	Cola Nut, Kola, Bissy Nut	3	4
Euclea divinorum	Magic Guarri	2	2
Intsia bijuga	Moluccan Ironwood, Ipil	1	2
Strychnos potatorum	Clearing Nut	2	2

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