Table 3 List of frequently cited edible plants (> 24 citation) in the study sites, Quara district
From: Uses of wild edible plants in Quara district, northwest Ethiopia: implication for forest management
Scientific name | Vernacular name | Family | Habit | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adansonia digitata L. | Diza (Amh) | Moraceae | T | 60 |
Ziziphus spina-christi Willd | Serwie (Gu)-Arka | Rhamnaceae | T | 59 |
Ximenia americana L. | Enkuay (Amh) | Olacaceae | S | 56 |
Tamarindus indica L. | Kumer (Amh) | Fabaceae | T | 50 |
Balanites aegyptiaca L. | Lalo (Amh) | Balanitaceae | T | 46 |
Saba comorensis (Bo). Pichon | Ashama (Amh) | Apocynaceae | Cl | 42 |
Diospyros abyssinica (Hiem) F. Wite | Serkin (Amh) | Ebenaceae | T | 38 |
Hibiscus cannabinus L. | Ye Yeberha Wayka (Amh) | Malvaceae | H | 35 |
Hibiscus esculentus L. | Wayka (Amh) | Malvaceae | H | 35 |
Corchorus olitorius L. | Kudera (Amh) | Tiliaceae | H | 32 |
Dioscorea prahensilis Benth | Amejko (GU) Sinsa (Amh) | Dioscoreaceae | CL | 24 |