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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Juniperus excelsaGrecian Juniper21
Leptospermum scopariumTea Tree, Broom teatree, Manuka, New Zealand Tea Tree30
Mauritia flexuosaBuriti Palm, Aguaje Palm42
Metroxylon amicarumCaroline Ivory Nut Palm31
Morus mesozygiaAfrican mulberry23
Musanga cecropioidesCorkwood34
Nypa fruticansNipa Palm, Mangrove Palm32
Phoenix dactyliferaDate Palm52
Milicia excelsaAfrican Teak23
Thaumatococcus danielliiSweet Prayer Plant, Katemfe40
Sorghum bicolorSorghum, Common wild sorghum, Grain sorghum, Sudangrass42
Pycnanthus angolensisAfrican Nutmeg23
Calotropis proceraAuricula Tree, Dead Sea Apple, Sodom Apple13
Brucea antidysentericaWaginos14
Typha elephantinaBora. Elephant grass, Indian reed-mace.33
Typha domingensisSouthern Cattail43
Triplochiton scleroxylonArere, Obeche, Samba22
Raphia hookeriIvory Coast Raffia Palm32
Cajanus cajanPigeon Pea, Puerto Rico Bean, Gandul, Dhal, Congo Pea42
Bambusa vulgarisCommon Bamboo32
Bambusa tuldaBengal Bamboo. Spineless Indian bamboo20
Quercus variabilisChinese Cork Oak22
Pinus quadrifoliaParry Piñon, Parry's Pinyon Pine, Four-leaved Pinyon42
Pinus monophyllaSingle Leaf Piñon, Single Leaf PinyonPine, Stone Pine, Pine Pinyon42
Picea smithianaMorinda Spruce20
Gunnera tinctoriaGunnera, Chilean gunnera11
Ulmus rubraSlippery Elm25
Thuja plicataWestern Red Cedar, Giant Arborvitae, Giant Cedar, Incense Cedar, Western Red Cedar12
Abies grandisGrand Fir, Giant Fir, Lowland White Fir22
Cocos nuciferaCoconut Palm, Coconut52
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