An Ethnobotanical Study of Wild Edible Plants in Tach Gayint District, South Gondar Zone, Amhara Region, Northwestern Ethiopia

Table 1

List of wild edible plants, habit, part used, and mode of consumption in Tach Gayint district.

No.	Scientific name	Family	Local name (Amharic)	Habit	Pu	Mode of consumption and preparation	Voucher number
1	Acacia abyssinica	Fabaceae	Bazra Girar	T	G	Chewed by gum	MA05
2	Acacia seyal	Fabaceae	Nech Girar	T	G	Chewed by gum	MA07
3	Acanthus polystachius	Acanthaceae	Kusheslia	S	Fl	The juice of flowers’ nectar is sucked by children lip	MA04
4	Acanthus sennii	Acanthaceae	Kusheslia	S	Fl	The juice of flowers’ nectar is sucked by children lip	MA06
5	Amaranthus graecizans	Amaranthaceae	Aluma	H	L	Fresh leaves are boiled and eaten	MA029
6	Becium grandiflorum	Lamiaceae	Mutise	S	FL	The juice of the flower was squeezed with the young shoot of Rumex nervosus and eaten	MA026
7	Carissa spinarum	Apocynaceae	Agam	S	F	Fresh ripen fruits are eaten	MA028
8	Commelina benghalensis	Commenlinaceae	Yergn kolo	H	T	Fresh raw tuber are eaten	MA027
9	Cordia africana	Boraginaceae	Wanza	T	F	Raw and ripe fruits are eaten	MA03
10	Dovyalis abyssinica	Flacourtiaceae	Koshim	S	F	Raw and ripe fruits are eaten	MA034
11	Erucastrum abyssinicum	Brassicaceae	Wefe	H	L	Leaves are cooked and eaten as vegetable	MA031
12	Euclea racemosa	Ebenaceae	Dedeho	S	F	Raw and ripe fruits are eaten	MA030
13	Ferula communis	Apiaceae	Dog	H	Ys	Young shoots are rubbed/roasted with the leaf of Rumex nervosus and eaten	MA032
14	Ficus palmata	Moraceae	Beles	T	F	Raw and ripe fruits are eaten	MA033
15	Ficus sycomorus	Moraceae	Bamba	T	F	Raw, ripe, and dried fruits are eaten	MA024
16	Ficus vasta	Moraceae	Warka	T	F	Raw, ripe, and dried fruits are eaten	MA016
17	Ficus sur	Moraceae	Shola	T	F	Fresh raw fruits are eaten	MA01
18	Mimusops kummel	Sapotaceae	Eshe	T	F	Ripe and dried fruits are eaten	MA017
19	Opuntia ficus-indica	Cactaceae	Kulkual	S	F	Raw and ripe are pilled and eaten	MA018
20	Phoenix reclinata	Arecaceae	Zembaba	S	F	Raw and ripe fruits are eaten	MA019
21	Physalis peruviana	Solanaceae	Nech Awat	H	F	Fresh and ripe fruits are eaten	MA020
22	Rhus natalensis	Anacardiaceae	Takima	S	F	Raw and ripe fruits are eaten	MA021
23	Rhus retinorrhoea	Anacardiaceae	Talo	S	F	Raw and ripe fruits are eaten	MA022
24	Rhus glutinosa	Anacardiaceae	Imbis	S		Raw and ripe fruits are eaten	MA023
25	Rosa abyssinica	Rosaceae	Kega	S	F	Raw, ripe, and sun-dried fruits are eaten	MA025
26	Rumex nepalensis	Polygonaceae	Tult	H	Ys	The raw young stem is pilled and eaten	MA09
27	Rumex nervosus	Polygonaceae	Embacho	S	Ys	The raw young stem is pilled and eaten	MA08
28	Rumex abyssinicus	Polygonaceae	Mokmoko	H	Ys	The liquid is sucked from the young stem	MA010
29	Rhus vulgaris	Anacardiaceae	Qmmo	S	F	Raw and ripe fruits are eaten	MA011
30	Salvia schimperi	Lamiaceae	Gimeketle	H	FL	Flower juice is sucked by the children lip	MA013
31	Snowdenia polystachya	Poaceae	Muja	H	Se	The roasted and ground seed is made into injera	MA012
32	Solanum nigrum	Solanaceae	Tikur-awitt	H	F	Raw and ripe fruits are eaten	MA014
33	Sporobolus pyramidalis	Poaceae	Mure	H	Se	Seed is ground to powder and baked into injera	MA030
34	Thymus schimperi	Lamiaceae	Tosign	H	L	The leaves are powdered and are mixed with tea	MA015
35	Urtica simensis	Urticaceae	Sama	H	L	Leaves cooked as stew	MA036
36	Ziziphus spina-christi	Rhamnaceae	Giba	S	F	Raw fruit pulp is eaten	MA024

H, herb; S, shrub; T, tree; Pu, part used ; L, leaf; F, fruit; Se, seed; FL, flower; Ys, young shoot; G, gum; T, tuber.