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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Abies balsameaBalsam Fir35
Abies fraseriShe Balsam, Fraser fir, Southern Balsam Fir13
Acacia farnesianaSweet Acacia, Perfume Acacia, Huisache22
Adansonia digitataBaobab, Judas Fruit, Monkey Bread Tree33
Adenostoma fasciculatumGreasewood01
Aegle marmelosBael Tree, Golden Apple, Bengal Quince33
Afzelia xylocarpaMakha Tree, Cambodia Beng Tree22
Allium sativumGarlic, Cultivated garlic55
Allium sativum ophioscorodonSerpent Garlic55
Althaea officinalisMarsh Mallow, Common marshmallow55
Amaranthus blitoidesMat Amaranth20
Anacardium occidentaleCashew, Caju53
Anogeissus leiocarpaAfrican Birch24
Aplectrum hyemalePutty Root, Adam and eve01
Areca catechuBetel Palm, Betel Nut Palm33
Artocarpus altilisBreadfruit54
Artocarpus heterophyllusJackfruit52
Artocarpus mariannensisSeeded breadfruit, Marianas bread43
Asclepias syriacaCommon Milkweed, Silkweed, Milkweed32
Asphodelus aestivus 31
Balanites aegyptiacaDesert Date. Desert date, Soapberry tree32
Betula pendulaSilver Birch, European white birch, Common Birch, Warty Birch, European White Birch33
Betula pubescensWhite Birch, Downy birch33
Bursera simarubaGum Tree, Gumbo Limbo22
Canarium schweinfurtiiAfrican elemi33
Chlorogalum pomeridianumSoap Lily, Wavyleaf soap plant32
Couma utilisSorva, Milk Tree42
Dacryodes edulisBush Butter Tree, Butterfruit, African Plum, bush pear, bush plum, safou52
Dichelostemma pulchellumWild Hyacinth40
Diospyros malabaricaIndian Persimmon, Gaub, Timbiri, Mountain ebony13
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