Scientific names | Local Name | Family names | Growth habit | Edible plant part | Method of preparation |
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Carissa spinarum L. | Agam | Apocynaceae | Shrub | Fruit | Ripe fruit eaten raw |
Cordia africana Lam | Wanza | Boraginaceae | Tree | Fruit | Ripe fruit eaten raw |
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill | Beles, Qulqual | Cactaceae | Shrub | Fruit | Ripe fruit eaten raw |
Euclea racemosa L. | Dedeho | Ebenaceae | Shrub | Fruit | Ripe fruit eaten raw |
Ficus sur Forssk | Sholla | Moraceae | Tree | Fruit | Ripe fruit eaten raw |
Ficus vasta Forssk | Warka | Moraceae | Tree | Fruit | Ripe fruit eaten raw |
Rumex nervosus Vahl | Embacho | Polygonaceae | Perenial herb | Inner part of stem, leaves and tender shoots | Young tender shoots, leaves and inner part of stem eaten fresh & raw |
Ziziphus spina-christi Desf | Kurkura, Geba | Rhamnaceae | Tree | Fruit | Ripe fruit eaten raw |
Rhamnus prinoides L'Hér | Gesho | Rhamnaceae | Shrub | Leave, Stem and bark | To flavor traditional alcoholic drinks (Tela and Tej) |
Rosa abyssinica R.Br. ex Lindl | Kega | Rosaceae | Shrub | Fruit | Ripe fruit eaten raw |
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle | Lomi | Rutaceae | Tree | Fruit | Ripe fruit eaten raw |