The Usefulness of Edible and Medicinal Fabaceae in Argentine and Chilean Patagonia: Environmental Availability and Other Sources of Supply

Table 1

Edible and medicinal Fabaceae plants cited by 27 ethnobotanical sources of Patagonia. Fa: farming; P-B: purchase-barter; G: gathering; M: monte; S: steppe; F: forest; E: edible; Me: medicinal.

Species	Vernacular names	Origin	Strategies (ecological environments)	Uses	Growth habits
Acacia aroma Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.	tusca	Exotic	Fa; P-B	E, Me	Shrub
Acacia caven (Mol.) Mol.	huayun, cawén, caven, espino	Native	G (M); P-B	E, Me	Tree
Adesmia boronioides Hook. f.	paramela, té silvestre, yerba carmelita, éter, yagneu, lonkotrevo	Native	G (F, S, M)	Me	Shrub
Adesmia emarginata Clos	paramela	Native	G (F, S)	Me	Shrub
Adesmia lotoides Hook. f.	kiárksh	Native	G (F, S, M)	E	Herb
Adesmia volckmannii Phil.	mamül choike	Native	G (F, S, M)	Me	Shrub
Anarthrophyllum sp.	neneo macho, rülinlawen	Native	G (S, M)	Me	Shrub
Arachis hypogaea L.	maní	Exotic	P-B	E	Herb
Astragalus garbancillo Cav.	garbanzo, garbancillo	Exotic	P-B	Me	Herb
Bahuinia forficata Link	lawén-huiguln, pezuña de vaca, pata de vaca, pezuña de buey	Exotic	P-B	Me	Tree
Caesalpinia paraguariensis (D. Parodi) Burkart	guayacán	Exotic	P-B	Me	Tree
Caesalpinia spinosa (Molina) Kuntze	tara	Exotic	P-B	Me	Tree
Cercidium praecox (Ruiz & Pav. ex Hook.) Harms	brea, chañar	Native	G (M)	Me	Shrub
Cicer arietinum L.	garbanzo	Exotic	P-B	E, Me	Herb
Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link	retama, retama negra	Exotic	G (F); Fa	E, Me	Shrub
Erythrina crista-galli L.	ceibo	Exotic	P-B	Me	Tree
Geoffraea decorticans (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Burkart	chañar, chical, chucal	Native	G (M)	E, Me	Tree
Glycine max (L.) Merr.	soja	Exotic	P-B	E, Me	Herb
Glycyrrhiza astragalina Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.	regaliz	Native	G (S)	Me	Shrub
Hoffmannseggia erecta Phil.		Native	G (M)	E	Herb
Inga sp.	pacay, guaba	Exotic	P-B	E	Tree
Lathyrus magellanicus Lam.	alvergilla	Native	G (F)	E, Me	Herb
Lens culinaris Medik. c1	lenteja turca	Exotic	P-B	E	Herb
Lens culinaris Medik. c2	lentejón	Exotic	P-B	E	Herb
Lens culinaris Medik. c3	lenteja	Exotic	P-B	E	Herb
Lupinus albus L.	lupino	Exotic	P-B	E, Me	Herb
Lupinus sp.	lupino, chocho	Exotic	G (F); Fa	E	Herb
Medicago lupulina L.	lupulina	Exotic	G (F, S, M)	E	Herb
Medicago sativa L.	alfalfa, alfa	Exotic	G (F, S, M); Fa	E, Me	Herb
Melilotus albus Desr.	meliloto, trébol de bokhara	Exotic	G (F, S, M)	E	Herb
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.	trébol de olor, trebillo, trévül	Exotic	G (F, S, M)	Me	Herb
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.	meliloto	Exotic	G (F, S, M)	Me	Herb
Otholobium glandulosum (L.) J. W. Grimes	Külen, trafilawen	Native	G (F); P-B	E, Me	Tree
Phaseolus coccineus L.	poroto chileno, poroto colorado	Exotic	Fa; P-B	E	Herb
Phaseolus lunatus L. c1	poroto pallar, ayayo, ailladito	Exotic	Fa; P-B	E	Herb
Phaseolus lunatus L. c2	poroto manteca	Exotic	P-B	E	Herb
Phaseolus vulgaris L. c1	frijol, poroto, purutu, dengüll, cüllhui	Exotic	Fa; P-B	E	Herb
Phaseolus vulgaris L. c2	poroto negro	Exotic	P-B	E	Herb
Phaseolus vulgaris L. c3	poroto colorado	Exotic	P-B	E	Herb
Phaseolus vulgaris L. c4	chaucha	Exotic	P-B	E	Herb
Phaseolus vulgaris L. c5	poroto alubia	Exotic	P-B	E	Herb
Pisum sativum L.	arveja, alverja	Exotic	Fa; P-B	E, Me	Herb
Prosopis alba Griseb.	tacu, huilca, huancu, algarrobo	Exotic	P-B	E	Tree
Prosopis alpataco Phil.	alpataco, soil mamül	Native	G (M)	E	Shrub
Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz emend. Burkart	algarrobo blanco	Exotic	P-B	E	Tree
Prosopis denudans Benth.	algarrobo	Native	G (M)	E	Shrub
Prosopis flexuosa DC.	algarrobo dulce, yoiwitru	Native	G (M)	E	Shrub
Prosopis rubiflora Hassl.	vinal	Exotic	P-B	Me	Shrub
Prosopis strombulifera (Lam.) Benth.	retortuño, pata de loro, chowel	Native	G (M)	Me	Shrub
Pterocarpus santalinoides L’Hér. ex DC.	sándalo	Exotic	P-B	Me	Tree
Robinia pseudoacacia L.	acacia blanca	Exotic	G (F); Fa	E	Tree
Senna alexandrina Mill.	sen	Exotic	P-B	Me	Shrub
Senna stipulacea (Aiton) H.S. Irwin & Barneby	quebracho, mayu, traftrafén	Native	G (F)	Me	Shrub
Sophora cassioides (Phil.) Sparre	pëlú	Native	G (F)	Me	Tree
Sophora macrocarpa Sm.	mayu, pëlúpëlú	Native	G (F)	Me	Tree
Sophora microphylla Aiton	pëlú	Native	G (F)	Me	Tree
Tamarindus indica L.	tamarindo	Exotic	Fa; P-B	E, Me	Tree
Trifolium pratense L.	trébol rojo	Exotic	G (F, S, M)	E	Herb
Trifolium repens L.	trébol blanco	Exotic	G (F, S, M); Fa	E	Herb
Trigonella foenum-graecum L.	fenogreco	Exotic	P-B	E, Me	Herb
Vicia faba L.	haba	Exotic	Fa; P-B	E, Me	Herb
Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & H.Ohashi	aduki	Exotic	P-B	E	Herb
Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek	poroto mung	Exotic	P-B	E	Herb