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Latin NameCommon NameEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Acer saccharumSugar Maple, Florida Maple, Hard Maple, Rock Maple42
Agave americanaAgave, American century plant33
Arenga pinnataSolitary Sugar Palm41
Borassus aethiopumAfrican Fan Palm, Palmyra Palm42
Borassus flabelliferPalmyra Palm42
Caryota urensJaggary Palm, Toddy Palm, Fishtail Wine Palm42
Cassia fistulaGolden Shower, Purging Cassia, Golden Chain Tree, Indian Laburnum14
Ceratonia siliquaCarob, St. john's bread32
Cocos nuciferaCoconut Palm, Coconut52
Nypa fruticansNipa Palm, Mangrove Palm32
Agave tequilanaBlue Agave, Mescal, Tequila.40
Cassia grandisCoral shower, Horse Cassia12
Phoenix canariensisCanary Island Date Palm30
Sorghum hybridsPerennial Sorghum41
Saccharum hybridsEnergy Cane42
Acer saccharinumSilver Maple, River Maple, Soft Maple31
Oenocarpus distichusPataua, Bacaba, White bacaba32
Corypha utanGebang Palm. Corypha palm, Sugar palm32
Saccharum officinarumSugarcane, Purple Sugar Cane42
Raphia hookeriIvory Coast Raffia Palm32
Raphia fariniferaRaffia Palm30
Phoenix dactyliferaDate Palm52
Parajubaea cocoidesQuito Palm10
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