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Table 2 Wild edible Ficus species used by each ethnic group and their names

From: An ethnobotanical study of the less known wild edible figs (genus Ficus) native to Xishuangbanna, Southwest China

SpeciesA

Mandarin nameB

Ethnic nameC

Specimen number

Dai

Hani

Jinuo

Yao

F. altissima Bl.

Da qing shu (lofty tree)

——

niza nihao

paleng*, palu*

——

S120315003

F. auriculata Lour. (F. roxburghii Wall.)

Xiang er rong, Mu gua rong (elephant ear fig or papaya fig)

pàk wā

xibu(bu) ma

sipu

nuoge biu

S140227022

F. callosa Willd.

Ying pi rong (hard skin fig)

pàk dédá

——

paleng

——

S130911018

F. hirta Vahl.

Wu zhi mao tao, Cu ye rong (five – finger hairy fig or rough leaf fig)

——

acalama axi

Wamo dousou

bulana biu

S121003006

F. maclellandii King var. Rhododendrifolia Corner

Du juan ye rong (azalea leaf fig)

pàk yī

——

——

——

S140415024

F. oligodon Miq.

Ping guo rong (apple fig)

pàk wā

xibu qi

sipu

nuoge zam biu

S140404023

F. racemosa L. (F. glomerata Roxb.)

Ju guo rong, Ma lang guo (Cluster fig)

pàk dē

tang bule

guole, mulu se*

——

S140417026

F. semicordata B.-H. ex Sm.

Ji su guo (chicken crop fig)

mūnā

xigugu ma

sigeiyao

mule lum biu

S121028007

F. semicordata var. montana Amatya

Ji su guo (Small fruit variety of chicken crop fig)

mūnā

xigu misi

sigeiyaogeiyao mi

mule zam biu

S120313002

F. tikoua Bur.

Di ban teng, Di shi liu (ground pomegranate)

——

——

——

muduoniang

S121029009

F. vasculosa Wall. ex Miq.

Tu mai rong, Shan tian cai (sweet mountain greens)

pàk dé gái

——

——

——

S120518004

F. virens Ait.

Lv huang ge shu, Suan bao shu (sour buds tree)

pàk yī

niza bao

neme adao

gelong den

S131201021

F. virens Ait. var. sublanceolata (Miq.) Corner

Huang ge shu, Suan bao shu (sour buds tree)

pàk yī

——

neme adao

——

S130901016

  1. ABotanical names in brackets are frequently seen synonyms.
  2. BName in brackets is English equivalent of the Mandarin name.
  3. C“——” means that the species is not reported as edible by the ethnic group.
  4. *Quote according to Wang and Long [21].