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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Afzelia africanaAfrican Mahogany22
Ricinodendron heudelotiiManketti nut, Zambezi almond, African oil-nut-tree33
Prosopis cinerariaJandi, Ghaf32
Parkia biglobosaAfrican Locust Bean42
Faidherbia albidaWhite Acacia. White-thorn. Apple ring acacia12
Ceiba pentandraKapok Tree, Cotton Tree, Suma'ma33
Borassus aethiopumAfrican Fan Palm, Palmyra Palm42
Blighia sapidaAkee, ackee apple or ayee32
Suaeda maritimaSea Blite, Herbaceous seepweed, Rich's seepweed30
Suaeda fruticosaShrubby Seablite21
Salsola sodaBarilla Plant. Oppositeleaf Russian Thistle10
Salsola kaliSaltwort, Russian thistle32
Salicornia virginicaVirginia Glasswort11
Salicornia quinquefloraChicken Claws10
Salicornia europaeaGlasswort30
Polypodium vulgarePolypody, Adders Fern, Golden Maidenhair Fern, Wall Fern, Common Polypod Fern23
Dryopteris filix-masMale Fern24
Atriplex canescensGrey Sage Brush, Fourwing saltbush41
Arthrocnemum fruticosumGlasswort10
Acer saccharumSugar Maple, Florida Maple, Hard Maple, Rock Maple42
Cocos nuciferaCoconut Palm, Coconut52
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