Underutilized wild edible plants in the Chilga District, northwestern Ethiopia: focus on wild woody plants

Table 11 List of marketable underutilized wild edible plants in the Chilga District, northwestern Ethiopia

Species name	Parts marketed	Unit	Mean price^a	Number of respondents	Seller group^b	Market category	Rank
Carisa spinarum	F	cup	0.83	6	younger	D	10
Corchorus olitorius	L	handful	2.2	10	all	D	8
Diospryos mesiliformis	F	cup	0.91	46	younger	D	2
Diospyros abyssinica	F	cup	0.8	27	younger’s	D	6
Ficus sur	F	cup	0.63	2	younger	D	12
Hibiscus cannabinus	Se	cup	4.33	3	adult	Exp	11
Mimusops Kummel	F	cup	1	45	younger	D	3
Saba comorensis	F	number	0.7	35	all	D	4
Syzygium guineense	F	cup	1	64	younger's	D	1
Tamarindus indica	Se	kg	5.6	21	all	Exp	7
Ximenia Americana	F	cup	0.95	33	younger	D	5
Ziziphus spina- christi	F	cup	0.7	9	younger	D	9

F, fruit; Se, seed; L, leaf; L, local market; Exp, exported to other countries; a, Ethiopian birr (ETB); b, local classification of below 18-years old as younger and from 18- to 30-years of age as adult; Ranks were given by number of respondents.

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