Review Article

Wild Edible Plant Nutritional Contribution and Consumer Perception in Ethiopia

Table 4

List of marketable wild edible plants.

Scientific name of WEPsParts marketedReferences

Amaranthus caudataLeaf[71]
Balanites aegyptiacaFruit
Boswellia neglectaFruit
Colocasia esculentaRoot
Moringa stenopetalaLeaf
Syzygium guineenseFruit
Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) HochstFruit[32]
Menya tetraphylla (Schweinf. Ex HiernFruit
Opuntia ficus-indicaFruit
Adansonia digitata L.Fruit[50]
Diospyros abyssinica (Hiem) F. WhiteFruit
Grewia mollis Juss.Fruit
Saba comorensis (Bo). PichonFruit
Tamarindus indica L.Fruit
Carisa spinarumFruit[49]
CorchorusolitoriusLeaf
Diospryos mesiliformisFruit
Diospyros abyssinicaFruit
Ficus surFruit
Hibiscus cannabinusFruit
Mimusops kummelSeed
Saba comorensisFruit
Ximenia americanaFruit
Ziziphus spina-christiFruit