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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Cajanus cajanPigeon Pea, Puerto Rico Bean, Gandul, Dhal, Congo Pea42
Cortaderia selloanaPampas Grass00
Pinus taedaLoblolly Pine12
Populus nigraBlack Poplar, Lombardy poplar13
Prunus spinosaSloe - Blackthorn32
Ricinus communisCastor-Oil Plant, Castorbean, Palma Christi, Wonder Tree, Castor Oil Plant14
Robinia pseudoacaciaBlack Locust, Yellow Locust32
Salix purpureaPurple Osier. purpleosier willow13
Ulmus pumilaSiberian Elm, Hybrid elm22
Gliricidia sepiumGliricidia, Forest Lilac, Mexican Lilac22
Leucaena leucocephalaLeucaena, Lead Tree, White Tamarind32
Metroxylon saguSago Palm40
Nypa fruticansNipa Palm, Mangrove Palm32
Pithecellobium dulceManila Tamarind, Madras Thorn42
Pongamia pinnataPongam, Karum Tree, Poonga-Oil Tree, Indian Beech03
Senna siameaSiamese Senna, Kassod Tree11
Sesbania grandifloraVegetable Hummingbird, Agati,32
Sesbania sesbanSesban22
Tamarindus indicaTamarind43
Hippophae rhamnoidesSea Buckthorn, Seaberry55
Acacia victoriaeBramble wattle. Gundabluey, Bardi bush42
Erythrina sandwicensisWiliwili, Hawaiian coral tree02
Pinus elliottiiSlash Pine22
Prosopis albaWhite carob tree, Algarrobo blanco32
Prosopis cinerariaJandi, Ghaf32
Tephrosia vogeliiFish-poison-bean,02
Vachellia niloticaGum Arabic Tree22
Vachellia tortilisUmbrella Thorn22
Populus hybridsHybrid poplar33
Caragana microphyllaLittleleaf Peashrub00
Acacia murrayanaMurray’s wattle, Colony wattle32
Acacia cowleanaHall’s Creek wattle32
Acacia coleiCole's wattle, Candelabra Wattle, Soap wattle, 32
Acacia holosericeaStrap wattle, Candelabra wattle12
Eucalyptus camaldulensisRed River Gum, Murray Red Gum, River Red Eucalyptus13
Elaeagnus umbellataAutumn Olive42
Elaeagnus angustifoliaOleaster, Russian olive42
Casuarina equisetifoliaShe Oak, Common Ru, Australian Pine, Horsetail Casuarina12
Caragana arborescensSiberian Pea Tree, Siberian peashrub51
Calliandra calothyrsusRed Calliandra, Powderpuff, Kaliandra00
Bactris gasipaesPeach Palm, Pupunha52
Artocarpus altilisBreadfruit54
Amorpha fruticosaFalse Indigo, False indigo bush12
Acacia salignaBlue-Leaved Wattle, Orange wattle10
Ceratonia siliquaCarob, St. john's bread32
Bixa orellanaAnnatto (Lipstick Plant, Urucum, Colorau, Achiote )33
Azadirachta indicaNeem24
Atriplex nummulariaGiant Saltbush, Bluegreen saltbush32
Cinnamomum camphoraCamphor, Camphortree23
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