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Table 4 Plant parts used as food

From: Food security and environment conservation through sustainable use of wild and semi-wild edible plants: a case study in Berek Natural Forest, Oromia special zone, Ethiopia

Part used

Number of species

Percentage

Fruit

21

61.8

Gum and bark

1

2.9

Leaf

4

11.8

Leaf and fruit

2

5.9

Leaf and stem

2

5.9

Nectar

2

5.9

Stem and fruit

1

2.9

Young shoot

1

2.9

Total

34

100