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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Allanblackia floribundaVegetable Tallow. Tallow tree32
Andrographis paniculataGreen Chireta, Creat, Nilavembu, Kirayat, Chuan Xin Lian, King of Bitters14
Arabidopsis thalianaThale Cress, Mouseear cress01
Artocarpus heterophyllusJackfruit52
Azadirachta indicaNeem24
Baikiaea plurijugaRhodesian Teak, Zambesi Redwood12
Bauhinia thonningiiCamel's foot tree, monkey bread32
Bixa orellanaAnnatto (Lipstick Plant, Urucum, Colorau, Achiote )33
Bombax ceibaRed Silk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree22
Borassus aethiopumAfrican Fan Palm, Palmyra Palm42
Borassus akeassiiAfrican Fan Palm42
Borassus flabelliferPalmyra Palm42
Brosimum alicastrumBreadnut. Maya nut32
Byrsonima crassifoliaGolden Spoon, Nance, Nancy Tree42
Cajanus cajanPigeon Pea, Puerto Rico Bean, Gandul, Dhal, Congo Pea42
Calotropis giganteaGiant Milkweed, Crown Flower, Giant Calotrope, Swallow-wort23
Calotropis proceraAuricula Tree, Dead Sea Apple, Sodom Apple13
Caryota urensJaggary Palm, Toddy Palm, Fishtail Wine Palm42
Ceiba pentandraKapok Tree, Cotton Tree, Suma'ma33
Ciliosemina pedunculataCiliosemina04
Cinchona calisayaPeruvian Bark, Quinine25
Commiphora myrrhaMyrrh, Myrrh Gum24
Corymbia citriodoraLemon-Scented Gum, blue spotted gum, lemon eucalyptus, eucalyptus citriodora.23
Dacryodes edulisBush Butter Tree, Butterfruit, African Plum, bush pear, bush plum, safou52
Diospyros mespiliformisWest African Ebony, Monkey guava, jackalberry43
Dipteryx odorataTonka Bean, Brazilian Teak32
Embelia ribesFalse black pepper, White-flowered Embelia34
Gouania lupuloidesChew Stick22
Gymnanthemum amygdalinumBitterleaf43
Hymenaea courbarilWest Indian Locust33
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