Table 1 Wild edible plants consumed in Raya-Azebo District
Plant species name | Family name | Growth habit | Plant local name | Part consumed | Mode of preparation and consumption | No. of informant reports | Voucher no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acacia abyssinica Hochst. ex Benth | Fabaceae | Tree | Chea | Gum | Gum chewed and juice swallowed | 1 | MT-034 |
Acacia etbaica Schweinf | Fabaceae | Tree | Kariwora | Gum | Gum chewed and juice swallowed | 2 | MT-076 |
Acacia seyal Del | Fabaceae | Tree | Wacho | Gum | Gum chewed and juice swallowed | 1 | MT-003 |
Amaranthus hybridus L | Amaranthaceae | Herb | Hamlitilian | Seed | Seeds ground and eaten after baking | 10 | MT-017 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Leaf | Leaves chopped, boiled and eaten after decanting liquid and adding salt, paper, and powdered linseed | Â | Â |
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del | Balanitaceae | Tree | Bedano | Fruit | Fruit eaten with or without the skin | 134 | MT-146 |
Brassica nigra (L.) Koch | Brassicaceae | Herb | Hamlisenafich | Leaf | Leaves boiled and eaten after decanting liquid and adding salt, pepper and powdered linseed | 1 | MT-019 |
Brassica rapa L | Brassicaceae | Herb | Hamli | Leaf | Leaves boiled and eaten with injera after decanting liquid and adding pepper and salt | 1 | MT-021 |
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic | Brassicaceae | Herb | Hamliuf | Leaf | Leaves boiled and eaten with injera after decanting water | 1 | MT-015 |
Carissa spinarum L | Apocynaceae | Shrub | Agam | Fruit | Fruit eaten with or without the skin | 96 | MT-107, MT-157 |
Celtis africana Burm. f | Ulmaceae | Tree | Tselim om | Fruit | Fruit eaten | 1 | MT-008 |
Cleome gynandra L | Capparaceae | Herb | Abetiye | Leaf | Leaves boiled and eaten with injera after decanting liquid and adding butter and pepper | 42 | MT-047 |
Commelina sp. | Commelinaceae | Herb | Meanqor | Leaf | Eaten it is with injera | 1 | MT-198 |
Commiphora africana (A. Rich.) Engl | Burseraceae | Tree | Anqua | Root | Root chewed and juice swallowed | 2 | MT-020 |
Cordia africana Lam | Boraginaceae | Tree | Awhi | Fruit | Fruit chewed and swallowed without the stone | 1 | MT-069 |
Cordia monoica Roxb | Boraginaceae | Shrub | Maitero | Fruit | Fruit chewed and swallowed without seed | 25 | MT-142 |
Cynanchum abyssinicum Decne | Asclepiadaceae | Herb | Asemo | Root | Root chewed and juice swallowed | 81 | MT-133, MT-134 |
| Â | Â | Â | Hamliasemo | Leaf | Leaves chopped and eaten with injera after decanting liquid and adding pepper and powdered linseed | Â | Â |
Cyphostemma sp. | Vitaceae | Herb | Tiwlahmi | Fruit | Fruit eaten | 2 | MT-038 |
Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A. DC | Ebenaceae | Tree | Yalue | Fruit | Fruit eaten | 9 | MT-005 |
Dobera glabra (Forssk.) Pair | Salvadoraceae | Shrub | Garsa | Fruit | Fruits boiled and eaten | 10 | MT-018 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Leaf | Boiled leaves eaten after decanting liquid and adding salt and pepper | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Root | Root chewed and juice swallowed | Â | Â |
Dovyalis abyssinica (A.Rich.) Warb | Flacourtiaceae | Tree | Mengolhats | Fruit | Fruit eaten without the skin | 10 | MT-024 |
Dovyalis verrucosa (Hochst.) Warb | Flacourtiaceae | Shrub | Tiumtegna | Fruit | Fruit eaten | 4 | MT-006 |
Echidnopsis sp. | Asclepiadaceae | Herb | Dula | Leaf | Leaves eaten | 6 | MT-131 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Stem | Stem chewed and juice swallowed | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Fruit | Fruit eaten | Â | Â |
Eragrostis sp. | Poaceae | Herb | Taftafo | Seed | Ground seeds are eaten after baking | 2 | MT-108 |
Ficus carica L | Moraceae | Tree | Beles | Fruit | Fruit eaten after peeling off the skin | 1 | MT-028 |
Ficus sur Forssk | Moraceae | Tree | Shamfa | Fruit | Fruit eaten after rubbing off the inside part and peeling off the skin | 20 | MT-027 |
Ficus vasta Forssk | Moraceae | Tree | Daero | Fruit | Fruit eaten after rubbing off the inside part and peeling off the skin | 6 | MT-030 |
Grewia bicolor Juss | Tiliaceae | Shrub | Habile | Fruit | Fruit chewed after removing skin and juice swallowed | 3 | MT-013 |
Grewia mollis A.Juss | Tiliaceae | Shrub | Reway | Fruit | Fruit chewed and swallowed after spitting seeds | 12 | MT-081 |
Grewia sp. | Tiliaceae | Shrub | Dianka | Fruit | Fruit chewed and swallowed after spitting seeds | 69 | MT-077, MT-138 |
Grewia villosa Willd | Tiliaceae | Shrub | Agewde | Fruit | Fruit chewed, juice swallowed and seeds spit | 45 | MT-054, MT-079 |
Huernia macrocarpa (A. Rich.) Sprenger | Asclepiadaceae | Herb (succulent) | Hamashiro | Aboveground | Leaves eaten after adding salt | 29 | MT-014 |
Myrsine africana L | Myrsinaceae | Shrub | Qachemo | Fruit | As it is | 1 | MT-007 |
Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) cif | Oleaceae | Tree | Awlie | Stem (bark) | Bark pounded and is added to tej (local honey drink) for good flavor | 2 | MT-174 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Leaf | Leaves boiled in water and tea drunk | Â | Â |
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller | Cactaceae | Shrub | Qolahri/beles | Fruit | Fruit eaten after peeling off the skin | 121 | MT-009 |
Oxalis sp. | Oxalidaceae | Herb | Chew chewa (chew mirakuit) | Above ground | Aboveground eaten | 5 | MT-041 |
Pappea capensis Eckl. & Zeyh | Sapindaceae | Tree | Tantaso | Fruit | Fruit eaten without seed | 2 | MT-051 |
Pelargonium sp. | Geraniaceae | Herb | Chewchewa | Leaf | Leaves eaten | 1 | MT-088 |
Pentarrhinum insipidum E.Mey | Asclepiadaceae | Herb | Gumgumo | Fruit | Fruit chewed after peeling off skin and juice swallowed | 8 | MT-121 |
Rhus glutinosa A.Rich | Anacardiaceae | Shrub | Tetaelo | Fruit | Fruit eaten | 4 | MT-023 |
Rhus natalensis Krauss | Anacardiaceae | Shrub | Atami | Fruit | Fruit chewed after peeling off skin and juice swallowed | 20 | MT-037, MT-097 |
Rosa abyssinica Lindley | Rosaceae | Shrub | Qaqa (chaga) | Fruit | Fruit chewed after peeling off skin and juice swallowed without seeds | 4 | MT-026 |
Rubus steudneri Schweinf | Rosaceae | Shrub | Mengolel | Fruit | Fruit eaten | 4 | MT-025 |
Rumex abyssinicus Jacq | Polygonaceae | Herb | Meqmoqo | Root | Root boiled in water and tea drunk | 3 | MT-191 |
Rumex nervosus Vahl | Polygonaceae | Shrub | Hahot | Leaf | Leaves eaten | 7 | MT-115, MT-162 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Stem | Stem chewed and juice swallowed | Â | Â |
Sageretia thea (Osbeck) M.C.Johnston | Rhamnaceae | Shrub | Agamqinchil | Fruit | Fruit eaten | 9 | MT-106, MT-170 |
Smilax aspera L | Similacaceae | Herb | Qalawadi (butign) | Fruit | Fruit eaten | 1 | MT-012 |
Solanum nigrum L | Solanaceae | Herb | Alamo | Fruit | Used as ingredient to make wot (stew) to be eaten with injera | 2 | MT-123 |
Tamarindus indica L | Fabaceae | Tree | Humer (roqa) | Fruit | Fruit eaten | 2 | MT-011 |
Thymus serrulatus Hochst. ex Benth | Lamiaceae | Herb | Toshne | Leaf | Leaf boiled in water and tea drunk | 1 | MT-016 |
Ximenia americana L | Olacaceae | Shrub | Muleo | Fruit | Fruit eaten | 65 | MT-004 |
Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf | Rhamnaceae | Shrub | Qunqura | Fruit | Skin chewed and swallowed without stone | 142 | MT-002 |
- | Â | Â | Beso harestay | Root | Root eaten | 3 | Â |
- | Â | Â | Mai atsgbi | Root | Root eaten after removing bark | 11 | Â |
- | Â | Â | Baroda | Root | Root eaten after removing bark | 1 | Â |
- | Â | Â | Katoita | Fruit | Fruit eaten without stone | 1 | Â |
- | Â | Â | Kerbesha | Fruit | Fruit eaten | 1 | Â |
- | Â | Â | Mugo mugoi | Fruit | Fruit eaten | 1 | Â |
- | Â | Â | Tirumbule | Fruit | Fruit eaten | 1 | Â |
- | Â | Â | Tirur | Fruit | Fruits ground and eaten after baking | 1 | Â |