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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Acacia salignaBlue-Leaved Wattle, Orange wattle10
Adenanthera pavoninaRed Sandalwood, Coral Tree32
Senegalia senegalGum Arabic32
Parkinsonia aculeataJerusalem Thorn32
Prosopis tamarugoTamarugo10
Prosopis glandulosaHoneypod mesquite. Glandular mesquite32
Prosopis pallidaAlgaroba22
Prosopis cinerariaJandi, Ghaf32
Prosopis chilensisChilean algarrobo, Chilean mesquite20
Prosopis albaWhite carob tree, Algarrobo blanco32
Prosopis africanaPau Carvão. Mesquite. Iron tree22
Newtonia buchananiiEast African Newtonia, Forest Newtonia02
Cassia grandisCoral shower, Horse Cassia12
Caesalpinia digynaTeri pods, Udakiryaka22
Acacia leucophloeaKuteera-Gum, White-barked acacia.21
Cassia fistulaGolden Shower, Purging Cassia, Golden Chain Tree, Indian Laburnum14
Vachellia tortilisUmbrella Thorn22
Vachellia seyalShittim Wood22
Samanea samanRain Tree, False Powder Puff, Monkey Pod32
Vachellia niloticaGum Arabic Tree22
Bauhinia thonningiiCamel's foot tree, monkey bread32
Senna singueanaWinter cassia, Sticky pod23
Saraca asocaAsoka Tree. Sorrow-less Tree03
Faidherbia albidaWhite Acacia. White-thorn. Apple ring acacia12
Erythrina edulisBalu. Andean tree bean32
Enterolobium cyclocarpumDevil's Ear. Earpod tree22
Pithecellobium dulceManila Tamarind, Madras Thorn42
Parkia biglobosaAfrican Locust Bean42
Gleditsia triacanthosHoney Locust32
Ceratonia siliquaCarob, St. john's bread32
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