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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Acacia salignaBlue-Leaved Wattle, Orange wattle10
Bixa orellanaAnnatto (Lipstick Plant, Urucum, Colorau, Achiote )33
Ceratonia siliquaCarob, St. john's bread32
Firmiana simplexChinese Parasol Tree, Chinese parasoltree, Japanese Varnish Tree, Chinese Parasol Tree11
Senegalia senegalGum Arabic32
Vachellia seyalShittim Wood22
Acacia catechuCutch tree, Catechu acacia12
Toxicodendron sylvestreYame-haze00
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