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Latin Name	Common Name	Edibility Rating	Medicinal Rating
Dioscorea batatas	Chinese Yam	5	5
Dioscorea bulbifera	Aerial Yam, Air Potato	4	2
Agave parryi	Century Plant, Parry's agave, Mescal	3	1
Agave salmiana	Pulque Agave, Giant Agave	3	0
Agave cantala agave	Agave	2	0
Agave americana	Agave, American century plant	3	3
Agave tequilana	Blue Agave, Mescal, Tequila.	4	0
Artocarpus altilis	Breadfruit	5	4
Artocarpus heterophyllus	Jackfruit	5	2
Artocarpus integer	Champedak	4	0
Artocarpus mariannensis	Seeded breadfruit, Marianas bread	4	3
Ensete ventricosum	Ethiopian Banana, Abyssinian banana	2	0
Eugeissona utilis	Stilt-root Palm. Wild Borneo sago palm	2	0
Metroxylon amicarum	Caroline Ivory Nut Palm	3	1
Metroxylon sagu	Sago Palm	4	0
Musa acuminata	Dwarf Banana, Edible banana	5	2
Agave murpheyi	Hohokam Agave, Murphey agave	2	0

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