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Table 1 Partial list of WEPs, their family and local names and, edible parts in BGR

From: Wild foods (plants and animals) in the green famine belt of Ethiopia: Do they contribute to household resilience to seasonal food insecurity?

Scientific name

Family name

Local name

Edible part

Acaci negrii Pic. Serm.

Fabaceae

Tedecha (Oromo)

Bark

Aframomum alboviolaceum (Ridl.) K. Schum

Zingiberaceae

Oula (Gumuz)

Fruit

Ampelocisssus bombycina-(Bak.) Planch.

Vitaceae

Astigena (Gumuz)

Fruit

Bedens Prestinaria (Sch.Bip.) Culfod

Asteraceae

Assegetsiya (Berta)

Leaf

Bridelia Scleroneura Muell. Arg.

Euphorbiacea

Haragjello (Berta)

Fruit

Crassocephalum rubens (juss.ex Jacq.)

Asteraceae

Shekaadona (Berta)

Leaf

Cymbopogon caesiu (Hook. & Arn.) Stapf

Poaceae

GnieeraWoni (Berta)

Inflore

Justicia ladanoides Lam.

Acanthaceae

Aelangiya (Gumuz)

Leaf

Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R. Br.

Lamiaceae

Angesho (Berta)

Nectar

Ochna leucophloeos Hochst. ex A. Rich.

Ochnaceae

Anddha (Gumuz)

Fruit

Olea capensis subsp. macrocarpa (C.A.Wright.) Ve.

Oleaceae

Bulumtsee (Berta)

Fruit

Oxytenanthera abyssinica (A. Rich.) Munro.

Poaceae

Enta (Gumuz)

Shoots

  1. Adapted from Ermias et al. 2011 (90–122), Wild Edible Plants in Ethiopia: A Review on their Potential to Combat Food Insecurity