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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
Pennisetum purpureumNapier grass. Elephant grass22
Desmodium intortumPega-pega. Beggarlice00
Desmodium cinereumRensoni. Tickclover00
Caragana microphyllaLittleleaf Peashrub00
Yucca giganteaSpineless yucca, Izote30
Panicum maximumGuinea grass. Green panic grass12
Leucaena diversifioliaIpil-ipil00
Moringa oleiferaHorseradish Tree, Moringa,44
Leucaena leucocephalaLeucaena, Lead Tree, White Tamarind32
Tithonia diversifoliaMexican Sunflower03
Sambucus nigra spp canadensisAmerican Elder43
Indigofera suffruticosaAnil Indigo, Anil de pasto02
Gliricidia sepiumGliricidia, Forest Lilac, Mexican Lilac22
Flemingia macrophyllaEnoki-mame12
Morus albaWhite Mulberry, Common Mulberry,43
Chrysopogon zizanioidesVetiver, Vetiver Root, Khus Khus22
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