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Table 1 List of wild edible plants used by Dai, Hani, and Yao people in Jiangcheng County, Pu’er, Southwest, China

From: Ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants used by three trans-boundary ethnic groups in Jiangcheng County, Pu’er, Southwest China

Family name

Scientific name

Local namea

Life form

Used part

Preparation and usage

Voucher number

WCb

MSc

UVd

Acanthaceae

Dicliptera chinensis (L.) Juss.

ya ke suo (D), nan lan (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Dye material to make red sticky rice

C - 110

W

N

0.39

Acanthaceae

Thunbergia grandiflora (Rottl. ex Willd .) Roxb.

za kuo luo kuo (H), lao gua dan (Y)

Woody vine

Flower

Potherb; tea substitute

C - 188

W

N

0.21

Alismataceae

Limnocharis flava (L.) Buch.

an mu (H), gai jiu (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 111

W

N

0.19

Alismataceae

Sagittaria trifolia L.

ya gan gai (D), de si de luo (H), gai jiu ding (Y)

Herb

Rhizome

Potherb

C - 187

W

N

0.46

Amaranthaceae

Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC.

pa biu (D), e luo er la (H)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Salad

C - 077

W

N

0.14

Amaranthaceae

Amaranthus blitum L.

pa hong kei (D), mo tuo qi pu (H), jia gai hen (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 009

W

Y

1

Amaranthaceae

Amaranthus spinosus L.

pa hong nan (D), gai hen lu (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 007

W

Y

0.92

Amaranthaceae

Amaranthus tricolor L.

pa hong (D), mo tuo qi pu (H), gai heng (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 008

W, C

Y

0.97

Amaranthaceae

Amaranthus viridis L.

pa hong kei (D), mo tuo qi pu (H), gai hen dong (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 105

W

Y

0.99

Amaranthaceae

Chenopodium album L.

pa hong ge (D), nuo za (H), ma lan gai (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 103

W

Y

0.95

Amaranthaceae

Chenopodium ficifolium Smith

pa hong ge (D), nuo za (H), ma lan gai (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 031

W

Y

0.83

Anacardiaceae

Choerospondias axillaris (Roxb.) B.L. Burtt & A.W. Hill

mang men (D), biu la yang (Y)

Tree

Fruit

Seasonal fruit; sour condiment

C - 038

W

N

0.61

Anacardiaceae

Mangifera siamensis Warbg. ex Craib

mong (D), mao mao si (H), dang lao gang (Y)

Tree

Fruit

Seasonal fruit; salad

C - 019

W

Y

1

Anacardiaceae

Mangifera sylvatica Roxb.

mong wo (D), dong lao miu (Y)

Tree

Fruit

Seasonal fruit; salad

C - 195

W

N

0.94

Anacardiaceae

Rhus chinensis Mill.

po (D), sheng bao che (H), ga fa biu (Y)

Tree

Fruit

Sour condiment

C - 054

W

Y

0.88

Anacardiaceae

Spondias pinnata (L. F.) Kurz

guo (D), pi luo si (H), ga li le biu (Y)

Tree

Fruit; tender stem and leaf

Potherb; sour condiment; liquor brewing

C - 029

W, C

Y

0.94

Apiaceae

Centella asiatica (L.) Urban

pa nuo (D), me kuo luo guo (H), da (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb; salad

C - 011

W

Y

0.96

Apiaceae

Eryngium foetidum L.

pa bong men pon (D), yan xu (H), long bia jing (Y)

Herb

Young leaf

Spices

C - 153

W, C

Y

0.94

Apiaceae

Heracleum bivittatum H. de Boissieu

mu ling wong (Y)

Herb

Root

Tonic soup

C - 177

W

N

0.1

Apiaceae

Oenanthe javanica (Blume) DC.

wo guo wo luo (H), gai weng (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 194

W

Y

0.64

Apocynaceae

Amalocalyx microlobus Pierre

xin ha (D), mu nuo qi cha (H), long rui biu (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Fruit

Salad

C - 116

W

Y

0.98

Apocynaceae

Dregea volubilis (Linnaeus f.) Bentham ex J. D. Hooker

pa men (D), ku teng (H), ma ying mei (Y)

Woody vine

Flower; tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 193

W, C

Y

0.94

Apocynaceae

Urceola rosea (Hooker & Arnott) D. J. Middleton

song long (D)

Woody vine

Tender stem and leaf

Sour condiment

C - 043

W

N

0.27

Araceae

Amorphophallus krausei Engler

yi luo (D), gei ang (H), gui (Y)

Herb

Rhizome

Potherb

C - 156

W

Y

0.96

Araceae

Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott.

bo rui (D), biu o (H), hou min deng (Y)

Herb

Rhizome; flower; petiole

Potherb

C - 051

C

Y

0.98

Araceae

Colocasia esculenta “Tonoimo”

pei wan (D), biu wo (H), hou gun di (Y)

Herb

Rhizome; petiole

Potherb

C - 180

C

Y

0.83

Araceae

Colocasia fallax Schott

bo rui (D), biu o (H), hou dan (Y)

Herb

Rhizome; petiole

Potherb

C - 068

W

N

0.77

Araceae

Colocasia gigantea (Blume) Hook. f.

bo rui (D), you ti (H), hou bu (Y)

Herb

Petiole

Potherb

C - 084

W, C

Y

0.9

Araceae

Lasia spinosa (L.) Thwaites

pa bo nan (D), ci bao cai (H), gian dei ai (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 131

W

Y

0.93

Araliaceae

Aralia armata (Wall.) Seem.

pa dan (D), ci bao cai (H), dong gong yang (Y)

Tree

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 055

W

Y

0.61

Araliaceae

Brassaiopsis glomerulata (Blume) Regel

guo dan (D), ta bi ta la (H), dong gong lu (Y)

Tree

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 152

W

N

0.06

Araliaceae

Eleutherococcus trifoliatus (L.) S.Y. Hu

ha bing (D), wu jiao fu (H), ci wu jia (Y)

Shrub

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb; salad

C - 017

W, C

Y

0.98

Araliaceae

Macropanax dispermus (Blume) Kuntze

a sa ding (Y)

Tree

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 089

W

Y

0.15

Araliaceae

Panax japonicus (T. Nees) C. A. Meyer

san qi (H), dang sa wang (Y)

Herb

Root

Liquor brewing; tonic soup

Z - 9429

W

Y

0.15

Araliaceae

Panax zingiberensis C.Y. Wu & K.M. Feng

san qi (H), dang sa (Y)

Herb

Root

Liquor brewing; tonic soup

T - 44035

W

Y

0.14

Araliaceae

Trevesia palmata (Roxburgh ex Lindley) Visiani

pa dan (D), dong gong lu (Y)

Tree

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 070

W

Y

0.17

Arecaceae

Calamus henryanus Becc.

wai (D), ge lan bie (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Tender stem heart

Potherb

C - 164

W

N

0.05

Arecaceae

Caryota maxima Blume ex Martius

guo zhu (D), dong zong (H), dei din (Y)

Tree

Tender stem heart

Potherb

C - 173

W

Y

0.86

Arecaceae

Caryota obtusa Griffith

guo bang (D), la wo ba ma (H), dei din (Y)

Tree

Tender stem heart

Potherb

C - 132

W

Y

0.49

Arecaceae

Livistona saribus (Lour.) Merr. ex A. Chev.

ma guo (D), guo (Y)

Tree

Fruit

Potherb

C - 157

W

Y

0.18

Asparagaceae

Polygonatum cirrhifolium (Wallich) Royle

ma wei gen (D), huo pi da guo (H), bing du jiang (Y)

Herb

Root

Tonic soup

C - 013

W, C

Y

0.41

Asparagaceae

Polygonatum kingianum Coll. et Hemsl.

ma wei gen (D), huo pi da guo (H), bing du lu (Y)

Herb

Root

Tonic soup

C - 134

W, C

Y

0.44

Asteraceae

Arctium lappa L.

niu ban zi gen (H), niu bang zi geng (Y)

Herb

Root

Tonic soup

C - 192

C

Y

0.27

Asteraceae

Bidens pilosa L.

ya dong long (D), za qie mo (H), ma zhan (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 085

W

N

0.76

Asteraceae

Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S. Moore

ya ge la (D), ming guo cao (H), dong ma gun (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 006

W

Y

0.93

Asteraceae

Elephantopus scaber L.

ya din dian (D), bo ga ga sa (H), ma bie min (Y)

Herb

Root

Tonic soup

C - 140

W

Y

0.56

Asteraceae

Gynura divaricata (L.) DC.

pa bong bang (D)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 170

W, C

N

0.06

Asteraceae

Sonchus oleraceus L.

ku mei cai (Y)

Herb

Young leaf

Potherb

C - 080

W

N

0.11

Athyriaceae

Diplazium esculentum (Retz.) Sm.

guo gun (D), de pi (H), jiao gai (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 049

W

Y

0.96

Athyriaceae

Diplazium esculentum var. pubescens Tardeiu et C. Chr.

pa guo (D), da guo guo me (H), jiao gai lu (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 086

W

N

0.36

Balsaminaceae

Impatiens mengtszeana J. D. Hooker

ya die da (D), la you (H), gei gai (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 088

W

N

0.24

Basellaceae

Anredera cordifolia (Tenore) Steenis

pa bang (D), mei dang sha (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 041

W, C

Y

0.21

Begoniaceae

Begonia augustinei Hemsl.

pa gan song (D), pa che e ge (H), a ei (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf; stem

Potherb; sour condiment

C - 214

W

N

0.76

Begoniaceae

Begonia longifolia Blume

pa gan song (D), yao me che ge (H), a ei dan (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf; stem

Potherb; sour condiment

C - 087

W

N

0.68

Begoniaceae

Begonia silletensis subsp. mengyangensis Tebbitt & K. Y. Guan

pa gan song (D), yao me che ge (H), a ei lu (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf; stem

Potherb; sour condiment

C - 167

W

N

0.72

Bignoniaceae

Markhamia stipulata (Wall.) Seem.

lao gei (D), xie xie a yi (H), mao dei fan (Y)

Tree

Flower; fruit

Potherb

C - 072

W

N

0.59

Bignoniaceae

Markhamia stipulata var. kerrii Sprague

lao gei (D), xie xie a yi (H), mao dei fan (Y)

Tree

Flower; fruit

Potherb

C - 138

W

N

0.6

Bignoniaceae

Mayodendron igneum (Kurz) Kurz

lao bie (D), guo te guo me a ye (H), nia long fan (Y)

Tree

Flower

Potherb

C - 027

W

Y

0.99

Bignoniaceae

Oroxylum indicum (L.) Bentham ex Kurz

lin deng a (D), bu gu bu lie (H), dao din (Y)

Tree

Flower; fruit; tender stem and leaf

Potherb; salad

C - 189

W, C

Y

0.97

Boraginaceae

Trichodesma calycosum Coll. et Hemsl.

mao duo da (D), deng long fang (Y)

Shrub

Flower

Potherb

C - 109

W

Y

0.39

Brassicaceae

Cardamine hirsuta L.

wang ye gai (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 097

W

N

0.19

Brassicaceae

Nasturtium officinale R. Br.

pa nan (D), ye qing cai (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 100

W

Y

0.71

Brassicaceae

Rorippa indica (L.) Hiern

pa ya guo mu (D)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 081

W

N

0.28

Cabombaceae

Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel.

pong (D), xin ga la mo (H)

Herb

Young leaf

Potherb

W - 81210

W

N

0.25

Campanulaceae

Codonopsis javanica (Blume) Hook.f. & Thomson

ma gong gui (D), ya li bo me (H), nian bao biu (Y)

Herb

Root; tender stem and leaf

Tonic soup; potherb

C - 191

W

Y

0.66

Campanulaceae

Lobelia nummularia Lam.

dong ke (D), di si liu (H), long nan ma (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Tonic soup

C - 091

W

Y

0.94

Capparaceae

Crateva unilocularis Buchanan-Hamilton

pa gong (D), wo ni kuo tuo luo (H), zhai niao gai (Y)

Tree

Tender stem and leaf

Salad

C - 005

W, C

Y

0.95

Caricaceae

Carica papaya L.

gui su bao (D), me mao si (H), jin gua biu (Y)

Tree

Fruit

Salad; potherb

C - 016

W, C

Y

0.94

Caryophyllaceae

Brachystemma calycinum D. Don

ya ying ren (D), pi si li guo (H), du sha ma (Y)

Herb

Root

Tonic soup

C - 101

W

Y

0.44

Clusiaceae

Garcinia cowa Roxb.

guo da (D), yi ka bu duo si (H), ke diu biu (Y)

Tree

Fruit

Seasonal fruit

C - 213

W

N

0.44

Commelinaceae

Commelina communis L.

ya song (D), wa you (H), dang dai (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 033

W

N

0.18

Commelinaceae

Streptolirion volubile Edgew.

bi (D), dang dai lu (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Inflorescence

Potherb

C - 210

W

N

0.11

Costaceae

Cheilocostus speciosus (J.Koenig) C.D.Specht

mai eng (D), mi jie (H), mu long dong bia (Y)

Herb

Young shoot

Potherb

C - 073

W

N

0.09

Cucurbitaceae

Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt

ma dian lu (D), ni qi pi li po luo (H)

Herbaceous vine

Fruit

Potherb

C - 166

C

N

0.47

Cucurbitaceae

Cucumis hystrix Chakr.

dian song (D), a yao shuo kuo (H), lu gua biu (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Fruit

Salad

C - 215

W

Y

0.81

Cucurbitaceae

Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino

lei ya zha kuo (H), gai ya (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 039

W

Y

0.49

Cucurbitaceae

Hodgsonia heteroclita (Roxb.) Hook. f. et Thomson

man mo (D), er pi duo luo (H), geng gua mei biu (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Seed

Nut

C - 147

W

Y

0.7

Cucurbitaceae

Momordica subangulata Blume

huai (D), ku gua (H), lu gua yong biu (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Fruit

Potherb

C - 118

W

N

0.71

Cycadaceae

Cycas pectinata Buchanan-Hamilton

guo gu (D), da gu (H)

Tree

Young leaf

Potherb

C - 092

W, C

N

0.12

Dennstaedtiaceae

Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum (Desv.)Underw.ex Heller

guo gun (D), da gu guo yao (H), jiao (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 034

W

Y

0.79

Dennstaedtiaceae

Pteridium revolutum (Blume) Nakai

guo gun (D), da gu guo ma (H), jiao lu (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 178

W

Y

0.74

Dilleniaceae

Dillenia indica L.

san (D), si pi luo me (H), bia huo biu (Y)

Tree

Fruit

Salad

C - 106

W

N

0.83

Dioscoreaceae

Dioscorea alata L.

man bo (D), cao bao me (H), dei ling liu (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Rhizome

Potherb

C - 130

W

Y

0.75

Dioscoreaceae

Dioscorea bulbifera L.

yi bao (D), ka la si (H), lu gong lai biu (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Rhizome

Potherb

C - 184

W

N

0.28

Dioscoreaceae

Dioscorea esculenta var. spinosa (Roxb.ex Prain et Burkill) R.Knuth

man nan (D), me ci (H), duo bing liu (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Rhizome

Potherb

C - 165

C

Y

0.84

Dioscoreaceae

Dioscorea fordii Prain & Burkill

man nei (D), me ka (H), le lan gun (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Rhizome

Potherb

C - 129

W

Y

0.62

Dioscoreaceae

Dioscorea pentaphylla L.

yi bao (D), de de (H), dui yi bao (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Rhizome

Potherb

C - 115

W

N

0.51

Dioscoreaceae

Dioscorea yunnanensis Prain & Burkill

man nei (D), a niu (H), lui wie (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Rhizome

Potherb

C - 209

W

N

0.45

Elaeagnaceae

Elaeagnus conferta Roxb.

luan (D), mu long ning biu (Y)

Woody vine

Fruit

Salad

C - 082

W, C

Y

0.96

Elaeocarpaceae

Elaeocarpus austroyunnanensis Hu

dao du biu (Y)

Tree

Fruit

Seasonal fruit

C - 146

W

Y

0.45

Ericaceae

Vaccinium exaristatum Kurz

ma di (D), a me te li (H), ge die yang (Y)

Tree

Fruit; tender stem and leaf

Seasonal fruit; potherb

C - 154

W

N

0.72

Ericaceae

Vaccinium harmandianum Dop

a mu te lie (H), ge die yang (Y)

Tree

Fruit; flower; tender stem and leaf

Potherb; seasonal fruit

C - 117

W

N

0.53

Erythropalaceae

Erythropalum scandens Blume

gai yang (Y)

Woody vine

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 197

W

Y

0.13

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia neriifolia L.

k li ma (D), si lei bo dong (H), long gua (Y)

Tree

Stem

Tonic soup

C - 202

W, C

N

0.42

Euphorbiaceae

Manihot esculenta Crantz

men niu (D), la bi mu (H), jian lui (Y)

Shrub

Rhizome; tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 018

W, C

Y

0.83

Fabaceae

Acacia concinna (Willd.) DC.

song bai (D)

Woody vine

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb; sour condiment

C - 150

W, C

N

0.23

Fabaceae

Acacia pennata (L.) Willd.

pa ge da (D), tao pu (H), miao tei (Y)

Woody vine

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 199

W, C

Y

0.99

Fabaceae

Afgekia filipes (Dunn) R. Geesink

luo pai wang (D), mie yi (H), mei bie fang (Y)

Woody vine

Flower

Potherb

C - 045

W

Y

0.94

Fabaceae

Bauhinia variegata var. candida (Roxb.) Voigt

luo ke xiu (D), qie ti er yi (H), yang bian fang (Y)

Tree

Flower

Potherb

C - 025

W

Y

0.99

Fabaceae

Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.

tu ye (D), ne qie ke lie (H), de bei nie jian (Y)

Shrub

Seed

Potherb

C - 159

W

N

0.37

Fabaceae

Crotalaria pallida Ait.

ma chong chan (D), za kuo luo kuo (H), ge ling lu (Y)

Herb

Flower

Potherb

C - 037

W

N

0.2

Fabaceae

Erythrina subumbrans (Hassk.) Merr.

guo dong (D), ke xie a yi (H), mu long gian (Y)

Tree

Flower

Potherb

C - 208

W

N

0.28

Fabaceae

Millettia pachycarpa Benth.

shu nan yi (H), lai mei (Y)

Woody vine

Flower

Potherb

C - 056

W

N

0.02

Fabaceae

Mucuna macrocarpa Wall.

ke tuo (D), ne qi a yi (H), gua la lu (Y)

Woody vine

Flower

Potherb

C - 145

W

N

0.39

Fabaceae

Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.

ne qi a yi (H), mei lan (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Flower

Potherb

C - 046

W

N

0.27

Fabaceae

Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb.

huo guo den (D), di le bu (H), ni ge ba (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Rhizome

Seasonal fruit; potherb

C - 162

C

Y

1

Fabaceae

Pueraria montana (Loureiro) Merrill

ke bie (D), qi guo (H), mei bie (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Root

Potherb

C - 050

W, C

Y

0.9

Gnetaceae

Gnetum montanum Markgraf

ke mei (D), pai li guo (H), ge mai mei(Y)

Woody vine

Seed

Nut

C - 067

W

Y

0.64

Hydroleaceae

Hydrolea zeylanica (L.) Vahl

pa bu yin (D), huang shang dang (H)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 206

W

Y

0.58

Lamiaceae

Clerodendrum chinense var. simplex (Moldenke) S.L. Chen

bei bing (D), de ga pa me (H), gong mie gian (Y)

Shrub

Young leaf

Potherb; Salad

C - 065

W

N

0.47

Lamiaceae

Clerodendrum japonicum (Thunb.) Sweet

bei bing (D), de ga pa me (H)

Shrub

Flower

Salad; potherb; tonic soup

C - 137

W, C

Y

0.34

Lamiaceae

Elsholtzia blanda (Bentham) Bentham

ya you man nuai (D), lu gu me (H), dan mie (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Tea substitute

C - 127

W

N

0.45

Lamiaceae

Elsholtzia kachinensis Prain

pa leng (D), mi ge li guo (H), ma de dan (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Salad; potherb

C - 075

W, C

Y

1

Lamiaceae

Elsholtzia rugulosa Hemsley

pu la huo (D), ni ke ni ne (H), bu da za (Y)

Shrub

Tender stem and leaf

Tea substitute

C - 112

W

N

0.78

Lamiaceae

Gmelina arborea Roxb.

luo suo (D), a yi huo si (H)

Tree

Flower

Dye material to make brown sticky rice

C - 171

W, C

N

0.36

Lamiaceae

Leonurus japonicus Houttuyn

yi mu cao (H, Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb; tonic soup

C - 205

W

Y

0.17

Lamiaceae

Mentha canadensis L.

zha hong leng (D), lao su ba kuo (H)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Spices

C - 211

W

N

0.4

Lamiaceae

Mentha crispata Schrader ex Willdenow

huo leng (D), luo ci bo kuo (H), ma du lu (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Spices

C - 074

C

Y

1

Lamiaceae

Ocimum basilicum L.

gong guo (D), yi ge sa lan (H), jun gai (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Spices

C - 079

W, C

Y

0.95

Lamiaceae

Ocimum basilicum var. pilosum (Willd.) Benth.

gan guo ten (D), ei se sa la (H)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Spices

C - 114

W

N

0.35

Lauraceae

Cinnamomum parthenoxylon (Jack) Meisner

mai dang hu (D), shi xiao si (H), ge long jiang (Y)

Tree

Fruit

Spices

C - 094

W, C

N

0.14

Lauraceae

Cinnamomum subavenium Miq.

guo bai san (D), cuo pi cuo guo luo (H), ge long jiang(Y)

Tree

Bark

Spices

C - 124

W

N

0.29

Lauraceae

Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers.

guo sai kai teng (D), si xiao si (H), ge zhang mu jiang (Y)

Tree

Fruit

Spices

C - 095

W

Y

0.94

Lygodiaceae

Lygodium salicifolium Presl

pa guo (D), da guo (H), bu gu jiao (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 158

W

N

0.17

Malvaceae

Bombax ceiba L.

guan niu (D), yi ka bu duo si (H), mu mian yang (Y)

Tree

Seed; flower

Nut; Potherb

C - 201

W

N

0.2

Melanthiaceae

Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis (Franchet) Handel-Mazzetti

chong le (D), chong lou (H, Y)

Herb

Root

Tonic soup

C - 172

W, C

Y

0.53

Melastomataceae

Melastoma malabathricum L.

guo gao (D), bi bi nan nan (H), bu zhang yang (Y)

Shrub

Fruit

Seasonal fruit

C - 048

W

N

0.67

Meliaceae

Toona sinensis (A. Juss.) Roem.

fu mei rong (D), ye bu (H), xiang chun (Y)

Tree

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb; salad

C - 169

W, C

Y

0.94

Menispermaceae

Parabaena sagittata Miers

pan nan (D), xin ga la mo (H), gai mei (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 064

W

Y

1

Moraceae

Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.

ma mi (D), mi duo luo (H), long di biu (Y)

Tree

Fruit

Seasonal fruit

C - 161

C

Y

0.99

Moraceae

Broussonetia papyrifera (Linnaeus) L'Heritier ex Ventenat

guo sha (D), na sha er zi (H), rou yang (Y)

Tree

Flower; tender stem and leaf; fruit

Potherb

C - 212

W

N

0.33

Moraceae

Ficus auriculata Lour.

pa wa (D), na sha er zi (H), long o biu (Y)

Tree

Tender stem and leaf; fruit

Potherb; seasonal fruit

C - 071

W, C

Y

0.93

Moraceae

Ficus racemosa L.

guo de (D), mo luo si (H), ge long bie biu (Y)

Tree

Tender stem and leaf; fruit

Potherb

C - 144

W

N

0.31

Moraceae

Ficus semicordata Buch.-Ham. ex J. E. Smith

nua (D), si guo si (H), bu luo biu (Y)

Tree

Fruit

Seasonal fruit

C - 057

W

N

0.9

Moraceae

Ficus virens Aiton

pa luo (D), nuo na zi (H), ge bpong yang (Y)

Tree

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 198

W, C

Y

0.93

Moraceae

Morus alba L.

mang men (D), shuo zi a bu (H), meng shou nan yang (Y)

Tree

Fruit; tender stem and leaf

Seasonal fruit; Potherb; liquor brewing

C - 002

W, C

Y

0.93

Musaceae

Ensete glaucum (Roxb.) Cheesm.

a pa duo gei (H), di bo (Y)

Herb

Tender stem heart

Potherb

C - 076

W, C

Y

0.61

Musaceae

Musa acuminata Colla

bi (D), an pe (H), di ban (Y)

Herb

Flower; tender stem heart

Potherb

C - 069

W

Y

0.9

Musaceae

Musa basjoo Siebold & Zuccarini

gui he (D), a si (H), biao diu (Y)

Herb

Fruit; flower; tender stem heart

Seasonal fruit; potherb

C - 204

C

Y

1

Musaceae

Musa itinerans Cheesman

bi (D), an ne (H), diu di (Y)

Herb

Flower; tender stem heart

Potherb

C - 136

W

Y

0.99

Musaceae

Musa yunnanensis Hakkinen & H. Wang

bi (D), an pe (H), di bu (Y)

Herb

Flower; tender stem heart

Potherb

C - 059

W

Y

0.89

Orchidaceae

Anthogonium gracile Lindl.

pa lai bo (D), guo si guo nuo (H), xiao bai ji (Y)

Herb

Rhizome

Tonic soup

C - 183

W, C

Y

0.35

Orchidaceae

Dendrobium crepidatum Lindl. ex Paxton

luan nan gai (D), huang cao (H), me dao ying (Y)

Herb

Stem; flower

Tea substitute; liquor brewing; tonic soup

C - 174

W, C

Y

0.51

Orchidaceae

Dendrobium cucullatum R. Br. ex Lindl.

luan nan gai (D), huang cao (H), me dao lu (Y)

Herb

Stem; flower

Tea substitute; liquor brewing; tonic soup

C - 123

W, C

Y

0.52

Orchidaceae

Dendrobium devonianum Paxton

luan nan gai (D), huang cao (H), me dao dang (Y)

Herb

Stem

Tea substitute; liquor brewing; tonic soup

C - 122

W, C

Y

0.51

Orchidaceae

Dendrobium nobile Lindl.

luan nan gai (D), huang cao (H), me dao lu (Y)

Herb

Stem; flower

Tea substitute; liquor brewing; tonic soup

C - 128

W, C

Y

0.52

Oxalidaceae

Oxalis corniculata L.

pa yuan (D), an ni ze che (H), ma bian (Y)

Herb

Young leaf

Potherb

C - 014

W

N

0.5

Passifloraceae

Adenia cardiophylla (Mast.) Engl.

ma ti ga (D), a guo cha ba (H)

Herbaceous vine

Tender stem and leaf

Salad

C - 148

W

N

0.28

Passifloraceae

Passiflora caerulea Linnaeus

nuo wang wai (D), lao fan guo (H), luo han biu (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Tender stem and leaf; fruit

Potherb; seasonal fruit

C - 179

W, C

Y

1

Phyllanthaceae

Antidesma acidum Retz.

guo hua (D), pa che e si (H)

Tree

Tender stem and leaf; fruit

Salad; seasonal fruit

C - 149

W

N

0.31

Phyllanthaceae

Baccaurea ramiflora Loureiro

fai (D), si shuo si (H), men lai biu (Y)

Tree

Fruit

Seasonal fruit; salad

C - 060

W, C

Y

0.99

Phyllanthaceae

Bischofia javanica Blume

gao (D), si pu ge lie (H), ge ben jian (Y)

Tree

Tender stem and leaf; fruit

Potherb; sour condiment

C - 058

W

N

0.81

Phyllanthaceae

Glochidion sphaerogynum (Müll. Arg.) Kurz

guan lei (D), wa lu jie pi (H)

Tree

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 030

W

N

0.52

Phyllanthaceae

Phyllanthus emblica L.

ma bo (D), si cuo si (H), nia gong biu (Y)

Tree

Fruit; bark

Seasonal fruit; salad; liquor brewing

C - 200

W

Y

0.99

Phyllanthaceae

Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr.

pa wan (D), qi du (H), shu tian cai (Y)

Shrub

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 004

C

Y

0.96

Phytolaccaceae

Phytolacca acinosa Roxb.

ni zhuo mo (H)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 104

W

N

0.13

Piperaceae

Piper flaviflorum C. DC.

ke pian (D), ke duo ye (H), lao mei (Y)

Woody vine

Stem; tender stem and leaf

Spices; potherb

C - 096

W

N

0.12

Piperaceae

Piper sarmentosum Roxb.

pa die (D)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 098

W, C

N

0.26

Plantaginaceae

Limnophila rugosa (Roth) Merrill

shui ba guo (H), lan ba bo he (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Spices

C - 190

W

N

0.25

Plantaginaceae

Plantago asiatica L.

ya yin ren (D), a mei ye (H), ma dei gan (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 023

W

Y

0.36

Poaceae

Bambusa lapidea McClure

nuo piu (D), wo bu (H), lao jing (Y)

Herb

Bamboo

Potherb

C - 175

W, C

N

0.51

Poaceae

Cymbopogon citratus (D. C.) Stapf

sa kai (D), po pi (H), ge lao dang (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Spices

C - 022

C

Y

0.91

Poaceae

Dendrocalamus barbatus var. internodiradicatus Hsueh & D. Z. Li

mei huo (D), wo ne (H), lao bie (Y)

Bamboo

Bamboo

Potherb

C - 217

W, C

Y

1

Poaceae

Dendrocalamus brandisii (Munro) Kurz

mai wang (D), wo chi (H), lao gan (Y)

Bamboo

Bamboo

Potherb

C - 062

W, C

Y

0.98

Poaceae

Dendrocalamus giganteus Munro

mai sang (D), wo pu (H), lao bu bie (Y)

Bamboo

Bamboo

Potherb

C - 176

W, C

Y

0.85

Poaceae

Dendrocalamus hamiltonii Nees & Arn. ex Munro

mai bo (D), wo chi (H), lao gang (Y)

Bamboo

Bamboo

Potherb

C - 160

W, C

Y

1

Poaceae

Dendrocalamus membranaceus Munro

mai ya (D), cha chu (H), lao gang (Y)

Bamboo

Bamboo

Potherb

C - 181

W, C

Y

0.98

Poaceae

Dendrocalamus semiscandens Hsueh & D.Z. Li

mai huo (D), wo nang (H), lao bai (Y)

Bamboo

Bamboo

Potherb

C - 120

W

Y

0.85

Poaceae

Imperata cylindrica (Linnaeus) Raeuschel

ya ha (D), yi ke (H), gan (Y)

Herb

Root

Seasonal fruit

C - 032

W

N

0.39

Poaceae

Indosasa singulispicula T.H. Wen

mai kong (D), a ka bi (H), lao dong (Y)

Bamboo

Bamboo

Potherb

C - 182

W, C

Y

0.99

Poaceae

Indosasa sinica C.D. Chu & C.S. Chao

mai kong (D), a kuo kuo me (H), lao bao (Y)

Bamboo

Bamboo

Potherb

C - 121

W, C

Y

0.96

Poaceae

Pleioblastus amarus (Keng) Keng f.

nuo kong (D), a ka bi (H), lao dang ying (Y)

Bamboo

Bamboo

Potherb

C - 207

W, C

Y

1

Poaceae

Pseudostachyum polymorphum Munro

nuo hei (D), pe (H), lao di (Y)

Bamboo

Bamboo

Potherb

C - 125

W

N

0.65

Poaceae

Thysanolaena latifolia (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Honda

king er (D), me bu (H), ge lao mie (Y)

Herb

Tender stem heart

Potherb

C - 052

W

N

0.83

Polygonaceae

Fagopyrum dibotrys (D. Don) Hara

pa ge mong (D), luo zhuo guo (H), gai dui long (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb; sour condiment

C - 099

W

Y

0.98

Polygonaceae

Polygonum chinense L.

song bie (D), yao me chou ge (H), dang dun (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb; sour condiment

C - 061

W

N

0.81

Polygonaceae

Polygonum viscosum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don

han fai (D), e nuo si pi (H), ma liu (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Spices

C - 102

C

Y

0.97

Pontederiaceae

Monochoria korsakowii Regel & Maack

pa hen (D), an mu (H), gai jiu ding (Y)

Herb

Young leaf

Potherb

C - 185

W

N

0.38

Pontederiaceae

Monochoria vaginalis (N. L. Burman) C. Presl ex Kunth

pa hen (D), an mu (H), gai jiu (Y)

Herb

Young leaf

Potherb

C - 133

W

N

0.63

Portulacaceae

Portulaca oleracea L.

pa bo liang (D), an ni ze che (H), ma ci xian (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 010

W

N

0.37

Primulaceae

Ardisia solanacea Roxb.

pa lei(D)

Tree

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 036

W

N

0.16

Primulaceae

Embelia ribes N. L. Burman

an li ge si (H), gang dui biu (Y)

Woody vine

Fruit; tender stem and leaf

Seasonal fruit; salad

C - 044

W

N

0.55

Rosaceae

Docynia delavayi (Franch.) Schneid.

guo mian (D), si pi er si (H), biu meng yang (Y)

Tree

Fruit

Salad

C - 107

W, C

Y

0.99

Rosaceae

Pyrus pashia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don

guo kei gai (D), zha shuo si li (H), tang liu guo (Y)

Tree

Fruit; flower

Seasonal fruit; potherb

C - 168

W

Y

0.8

Rubiaceae

Canthium horridum Blume

ma kao nei (D), ya dai si (H), ning zhou jian (Y)

Tree

Fruit

Potherb

C - 040

W

N

0.43

Rubiaceae

Galium elegans Wallich

guo gan nuai (D)

Herb

Root

Tonic soup

C - 141

W

N

0.03

Rubiaceae

Paederia foetida L.

ke dun ma (D), ye kuo bu duo (H), gu fa mei (Y)

Herbaceous vine

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 126

W

N

0.3

Rutaceae

Zanthoxylum acanthopodium DC.

ga (D), mo zi la (H), za bu ga biu (Y)

Tree

Fruit

Spices

C - 142

W

N

0.65

Rutaceae

Zanthoxylum armatum DC.

bu ga (D), za la (H), lu ga jian (Y)

Tree

Fruit; tender stem and leaf

Spices

C - 021

W, C

Y

0.96

Rutaceae

Zanthoxylum myriacanthum var. pubescens (C.C. Huang) C.C. Huang

ma king (D)

Tree

Fruit

Spices

C - 196

W, C

Y

0.19

Rutaceae

Zanthoxylum scandens Blume

o ne e bi ne si (H), wei (Y)

Woody vine

Fruit

Spices

C - 108

W

N

0.15

Sabiaceae

Meliosma arnottiana (Wight) Walp.

ye jia yang (Y)

Tree

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 151

W

N

0.28

Saururaceae

Houttuynia cordata Thunb.

pa huai (D), ke sa li guo (H), lu lin gai (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Salad; tea substitute

C - 047

W, C

Y

0.99

Schisandraceae

Schisandra henryi subsp. yunnanensis (A. C. Smith) R. M. K. Saunders

ga zi ga nuo (H), dong jing dan (Y)

Woody vine

Fruit

Seasonal fruit

C - 093

W

N

0.24

Scrophulariaceae

Buddleja officinalis Maximowicz

luo fan (D), a yi huo si (H), nan wan fan (Y)

Tree

Flower

Dye material to make yellow sticky rice

C - 042

Y

0.86

Solanaceae

Solanum americanum Miller

pa ding (D), ku li ba sa (H), gai ge liu (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 083

W

Y

1

Solanaceae

Solanum nigrum L.

pa ding (D), ku li ba sa (H), gai ge liu (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 028

W

Y

0.98

Solanaceae

Solanum spirale Roxburgh

pa lie (D), ku liao liao ye (H), gai ge lei lu (Y)

Shrub

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 078

W, C

N

0.36

Solanaceae

Solanum torvum Swartz

liang lao (D), mo si kuo (H), ge lan biu (Y)

Shrub

Fruit

Potherb

C - 003

W

Y

0.96

Solanaceae

Solanum undatum Lamarck

ke kua (D), ni ga zi (H), ge lan (Y)

Shrub

Fruit

Potherb; salad

C - 139

W, C

Y

0.73

Solanaceae

Solanum violaceum Ortega

lian huo (D), si kuo kao yao (H), ge lan di (Y)

Shrub

Fruit

Potherb

C - 163

W

N

0.17

Urticaceae

Elatostema dissectum Weddell

dong ma wang (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 119

W

N

0.12

Urticaceae

Girardinia diversifolia (Link) Friis

han zhan (D), pa bie (H), mu la (Y)

Herb

Tender stem and leaf

Potherb

C - 143

W

N

0.37

Zingiberaceae

Alpinia blepharocalyx K. Schum.

ma ga (D), ge bo bao (Y)

Herb

Inflorescence

Potherb

C - 063

W

N

0.39

Zingiberaceae

Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd.

ha (D), mi pi duo pu (H), jiang miao (Y)

Herb

Young shoot; rhizome

Potherb; spices

C - 203

W

N

0.72

Zingiberaceae

Amomum coriandriodorum S. Q. Tong & Y. M. Xia

guo hao (D), cao guo (H), ya ma hao (Y)

Herb

Young leaf

Spices

C - 113

W, C

Y

0.49

Zingiberaceae

Amomum koenigii J. F. Gmelin

ma guo (D), mi jie (H), ge bo biu (Y)

Herb

Fruit

Seasonal fruit

C - 186

W

N

0.5

Zingiberaceae

Amomum maximum Roxb.

ma guo (D), mi jie (H), ge bo di (Y)

Herb

Fruit

Seasonal fruit

C - 155

W

Y

0.83

Zingiberaceae

Amomum villosum Lour.

mang nian (D), sha ren (H), sha ren (Y)

Herb

Young shoot; fruit

Seasonal fruit; tonic soup

C - 066

W, C

Y

0.55

Zingiberaceae

Etlingera yunnanensis (T. L. Wu & S. J. Chen) R. M. Smith

hen dun (D), mi jie (H), ge bo (Y)

Herb

Young shoot

Potherb

C - 216

W

N

0.2

Zingiberaceae

Zingiber orbiculatum S. Q. Tong

nuo eng (D), suo ya mi jie (H), ge bo bu (Y)

Herb

Young shoot

Potherb

C - 135

W

Y

0.96

  1. The order of plants in this table is followed alphabetically by family, and then by species
  2. The taxonomic circumscriptions of plant families and species followed the APG IV system
  3. The local names with bold font resembled those in Mandarin or local Chinese dialects
  4. aD Dai language, H Hani language, Y Yao language
  5. bWC wild or cultivated
  6. cMS market selling, Y yes, N no
  7. dUV use value