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Latin Name	Common Name	Edibility Rating	Medicinal Rating
Castanea dentata	American Sweet Chestnut	3	1
Ceratonia siliqua	Carob, St. john's bread	3	2
Geum canadense	White Avens, Texan avens	2	0
Geum rivale	Water Avens, Purple avens	3	2
Tilia americana	American Basswood, Carolina basswood, Basswood, AmericanBasswood, American Linden	3	3
Tilia cordata	Small Leaved Lime, Littleleaf linden	5	3
Tilia platyphyllos	Large Leaved Lime, Largeleaf linden, Bigleaf Linden	5	3
Tilia x europaea	Linden, Common Lime	5	3
Argania spinosa	Argan Tree, Spiny Argania, Morocco Ironwood	4	2
Irvingia gabonensis	Dika Nut	4	3
Pachira insignis	Malabar Chestnut	4	0
Paullinia cupana	Guarana	4	2
Pouteria sapota	Sapote, Mamey Sapote	4	2
Theobroma cacao	Cacao, Cocoa Tree	5	3
Theobroma grandiflorum	Cupuassu, Cupuacu	4	3

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