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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Albizia julibrissinMimosa, Silktree, Mimosa Tree,22
Amorpha fruticosaFalse Indigo, False indigo bush12
Ananas comosusPineapple52
Calliandra calothyrsusRed Calliandra, Powderpuff, Kaliandra00
Caragana microphyllaLittleleaf Peashrub00
Chrysopogon zizanioidesVetiver, Vetiver Root, Khus Khus22
Desmodium cinereumRensoni. Tickclover00
Desmodium intortumPega-pega. Beggarlice00
Flemingia macrophyllaEnoki-mame12
Gliricidia sepiumGliricidia, Forest Lilac, Mexican Lilac22
Indigofera suffruticosaAnil Indigo, Anil de pasto02
Leucaena diversifioliaIpil-ipil00
Leucaena leucocephalaLeucaena, Lead Tree, White Tamarind32
Moringa oleiferaHorseradish Tree, Moringa,44
Morus albaWhite Mulberry, Common Mulberry,43
Panicum maximumGuinea grass. Green panic grass12
Pennisetum purpureumNapier grass. Elephant grass22
Sambucus nigra spp canadensisAmerican Elder43
Tithonia diversifoliaMexican Sunflower03
Yucca giganteaSpineless yucca, Izote30
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