Table 2 List of wild edible plants used by Mieso people

Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik.

Daneysa

Malvaceae

Shrub/Forest and Village

Fruit

Dec, Jan, Feb

Fodder

0.013

–

MT 010

Acacia prasinata Asfaw

Dodoti

Fabaceae

Shrub/Village

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May

Construction, Fuel, fodder

0.08

[28]

MT 018

Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.

Sobesa

Fabaceae

Shrub/Forest

Bark

Jun, Jul, Aug

Fuel, fodder

0.03

[28, 68, 69]

MT 027

Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne

Tedeche

Fabaceae

Tree/Forest

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May

Fodder

0.013

[28]

MT 032

Acokanthera schimperi (A.DC.) Schweinf.

Keraro

Apocynaceae

Shrub/Forest

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May

Construction, fuel, fodder

0.08

[68]

MT 007

Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile

Bedeno

Zygophyllaceae

Tree/Forest

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May

Construction, fuel, fodder, medicine for human (bloating)

0.13

[27, 28, 64, 65, 68, 70, 77]

MT 037

Berchemia discolor (klotzsch) Hemsl.

Jejeba

Rhamnaceae

Tree/Forest

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov

Fuel, fodder

0.2

[28, 68]

MT 001

Breonadia salicina (Vahl) Hepper & J.R.I.Wood

Dabessa

Rubiaceae

Tree/Forest

Fruit

Sep, Oct, Nov

Medicine (against cancer), fuel, construction, fodder

0.1

–

MT 040

Carissa spinarum L.

Agamsa

Apocynaceae

Shrub/Forest

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov

Fuel, construction, fodder, bee keeping, hair cosmetics

1.14

[4, 27, 28, 64, 67,68,69, 77, 82, 83]

MT 002

Commiphora africana (A.Rich.) Endl.

Hammessa

Burseraceae

Tree/Forest

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May

Fodder

0.1

[28]

MT 023

Cordia africana Lam.

Wodeysa

Boraginaceae

Tree/Village

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov

Construction, fuel

0.04

[4, 27, 28, 64, 65, 67,68,69, 70, 77]

MT 030

Cordia monoica Roxb.

Mendhero

Boraginaceae

Shrub/Swamp area

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov

Medicine (Leaves; itching), Construction, fuel, fodder

0.34

[28, 68]

MT 006

Dombeya aethiopica Gilli

Danisa

Malvaceae

Shrub/Forest

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May

Fodder

0.04

–

MT 034

Dovyalis abyssinica (A.Rich.) Warb.

Shimbr-qoli

Salicaceae

Shrub/Swamp area

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May

Shade

0.01

[4, 27, 64, 67, 69]

MT 011

Embelia schimperi Vatke

Hanqu

Primulaceae

Shrub/Forest and Village

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May

Fodder

0.013

[67, 69]

MT 041

Euclea racemosa L.

Mi'essa

Ebenaceae

Shrub/Forest and Village

Fruit

Sep, Oct, Nov

Medicine (roots is crushed and applied on the infected eyes of livestock and for diarrhoea), Fuel, construction, fodder

0.013

[28]

MT 012

Flacourtia indica (Burm.f.) Merr.

Hudha

Salicaceae

Shrub/Forest

Fruit

Jun, Jul, Aug

Medicine (cancer), fuel, construction, fodder

1.4

[27, 82]

MT 013

Grewia rothii DC.

Haroreysa

Malvaceae

Shrub/Forest

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May

Fodder, shade

0.06

–

MT 024

Grewia villosa Willd.

Ogomdii

Malvaceae

Shrub/Forest

Fruit

Sep, Oct, Nov

Soap (hair), cosmetic, construction, fuel, fodder

0.5

[66, 68]

MT 005

Grewia ferruginea Hochst. ex A.Rich.

Tatessa

Malvaceae

Shrub/Forest

Fruit

Sep, Oct, Nov

Medicine (cancer), fuel, construction, fodder and fence

0.4

[4, 68,69,70]

MT 014

Hibiscus micranthus L.f.

Qunce

Malvaceae

Shrub/Forest

Fruit

Jun, Jul, Aug

Fodder, tooth brush

0.3

–

MT 025

Hydnora abyssinica A.Br.

Tuqa

Hydnoraceae

Shrub/Forest

Root

Jun, Jul, Aug

Medicine (cancer)

0.1

–

MT 029

Mimusops kummel Bruce ex A.DC.

Oladi

Sapotaceae

Shrub/Forest

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov

Construction, fuel

0.05

[64, 67, 68]

MT 035

Morella salicifolia (Hochst ex.A.Rich) Verdc. & Polhill

Bika

Myricaceae

Shrub/Forest

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May

Fuel

0.04

[28]

MT 015

Myrsine africana L.

Kechu

Primulaceae

Shrub/Forest

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May

Medicine (Intestinal parasites)

0.04

[27, 69]

MT 028

Maytenus undata (Thunb.) Blakelock

Fanta fullassa

Celastraceae

Shrub/Forest

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov

Fuel, fodder, fence

0.03

–

MT 009

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.

Tini

Cactaceae

Shrub/Forest and village

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May

Medicine (anemia), Fuel, fodder, fertilizer,

0.2

[4, 27, 28, 67, 68]

MT 016

Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf.

Hadami

Cactaceae

Shrub/Forest and village

Fruit

Sep, Oct, Nov

Fuel

0.2

Not reported

MT 017

Pappea capensis Eckl. & Zeyh.

Biqa

Sapindaceae

Tree/Forest

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May

Fodder

0.05

[27]

MT 021

Plectranthus montanus Benth.

Berbarisha

Lamiaceae

Shrub/Forest and village

Fruit

Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov

Fence

0.03

Not reported

MT 026

Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman

Koki

Rosaceae

Tree/Village

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May

Fodder

0.03

[4]

MT 033

Psidium guajava L.

Zeituna

Myrtaceae

Shrub/Village

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May

Fodder

0.04

Not reported

MT 038

Rosa abyssinica R.Br.

Gora

Rosaceae

Shrub/Forest

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov

Fuel, fence, fodder

0.05

[64, 67, 69]

MT 019

Rhus natalensis Bernh. ex C.Krauss

Debobesa

Anacardiaceae

Shrub/Forest

Fruit

Sep, Oct, Nov

Medicine (cancer), fuel, construction, fodder

0.1

[4, 28, 64, 68, 83]

MT 039

Solanum americanum Mill.

Mujulo

Solanaceae

Shrub/Forest and village

Fruit

Jun, Jul, Aug

Fodder

0.01

[68]

MT 036

Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC.

Bedessa

Myrtaceae

Tree/Swamp area

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May

Fodder

0.04

[27, 64, 67,68,69, 70, 77, 78]

MT 031

Tamarindus indica L.

Roqa

Fabaceae

Tree/Swamp area

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov

Medicine (Parasite, parasites, scabies, gastritis, nausea), construction, fuel, fodder

0.14

[28, 59, 65, 68, 70, 82]

MT 022

Vangueria apiculata K.Schum.

Bururi

Rubiacea

Shrub/Forest

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov

Fuel, fodder

0.03

Not reported

MT 008

Ziziphus mucronata Willd.

Kurqura Gebro

Rhamnaceae

Shrub/Forest and Village

Fruit

Mar, Apr, May

Medicine (snake bite), construction, fuel, fodder

0.06

[68]

MT 004

Ziziphus abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich.

Kurqura

Rhamnaceae

Shrub/Forest and Village

Fruit

Jun, Jul, Aug

Fence, fuel, fodder

0.04

[64, 68, 70]

MT 020

Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf.

Kurqura Jeneto

Rhamnaceae

Tree/Forest and Village

Fruit

Jun, Jul, Aug

Medicine (dandruff, skin lesion), cosmetics, construction, fuel, fodder

0.6

[64, 65, 70]

MT 003