Table 1 List of wild edible plants reported by Kara and Kwego people

Annonaceae

Uvaria leptocladon Oliv.

Chochum (KW) Zebko (KA)

Tree

Fruit (whole)

Ripe and row

MUG-25

Apocynaceae

Saba comorensis (Boj.) Pichon

Goriza (KA)

Geri (KW)

Tree

Fruit (whole)

Row (juice) or boiled

DUS-11

Araceae

Borassus aethiopum Mart.

Gullo

Tree

Fruit (exocarp)

Ripe and raw

DUS-4

Asclepiadaceae

Leptadenia hastala (Pers.) Decne.

Surmudo

Shrub

Leaves/young shoot

Vegetable, boiled

KOR-40

Balanitaceae

Balanites rotundifolia (Van Tiegh.) Blatter

Moroko

Tree

Fruit (whole)

Ripe and raw, famine food

MUG-40

Boraginaceae

Cordia sinensis Lam.

Midir/Togoz (KA)

Chuwacho (KW)

Tree

Fruit (whole)

Raw, famine food

MUR-35

Heliotropium steudneri Vatke

Gabo

Tree

Fruit (excluding peel)

Raw

DUS-60

Capparidaceae

Cadaba forinosa Forssk.

Diri (KA)

Meti (KW)

Shrub

Leaf

Vegetable, boiled

MUR-44

Cleome gynandra L.

Iresa

Shrub

Leaf

Vegetable, boiled

LEB-20

Maerua oblongifolia (Forssk.) A. Rich.

Lecho

Shrub

Leaf

Vegetable, boiled

DUS-2

Maerua subcordata (Gilg.) De Wolf

Kulup

Tree

Fruit (excluding peel)

Ripe and raw

DUS-8

Celasteraceae

Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell

Lele (KW)

Tree

Leaf

Vegetable, boiled

DUS-24

Convolvulaceae

Convolvulus glomeratus Choisy

Bolok (KW)

Herb

Leaf

Vegetable, boiled

MUG-20

Ipomoea plebeia R. Br.

Boloko (KA)

Shrub

Leaf

Vegetable, boiled

LEB-22

Cucurbitaceae

Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt

Buta (KA)

Climber

Fruit (whole)

Vegetable, boiled

LEB-17

Kedrostis foetidissma (Jacq.) Cogn.

Shunto

Climber

Leaf

Vegetable, boiled

LEB-06

Ebenaceae

Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst.ex A. DC.

Kerenso (KW)

Tree

Fruit (whole)

Vegetable, boiled

MUR-36

Euphorbiaceae

Flueggea virosa (Willd.) Voigt.

Tanta (KA)

Tree

Fruit (whole)

Vegetable, famine food

LEB-19

Fabaceae

Fabaceae sp.

Torowo (KA) Quamu (KW)

Herb

Leaf or young shoot

Vegetable boiled

KOR-4

Tamarindus indica L.

Roka (KA)

Raku (KW)

Tree

Fruit (whole)

Raw (juice) or boiled famine food

DUS-33

Moraceae

Ficus sycomorus L.

Shafo (KA)

Wupur (KW)

Tree

Fruit (whole)

Raw

DUS-10

Moringaceae

Moringa stenopetala (Bak. f.) Cuf.

Haleko (KA) Kalenko (KW)

Tree

Leaf

Vegetable, boiled

DUS-09

Nymphaeaceae

Nymphaea lotus L.

Kutako

Herb

Root

Boiled (famine food)

LEB-29

Nymphaea nouchawi L.

Bodo

Herb

Root (peeled)

Boiled (famine food)

LEB-30

.

Bodo

Herb

Seed (flower)

Flour to make bread

LEB-30

Olacaceae

Ximenia americana L.

Mekela (KA)

Niraw (KW)

Shrub

Fruit (pulp)

Ripe, succulent

MUR-54

Salvadoraceae

Dobera glabra (Forssk.) Poir.

Shala (KA)

Shelada (KW)

Tree

Fruit (whole)

Ripe, boiled (famine food)

DUS-64

Salvadora persica L.

Mero

Shrub

Fruit (whole)

Raw juice (famine food)

MUR-46

Sapindaceae

Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius Bak.

Choro (KA)

Eyoli (KW)

Tree

Fruit (whole)

Boiled (porridge), sweetening

MUR-50

Allophylus macrobotrys Gilg.

Belcho (KW)

Shrub

Fruit (whole)

Ripe and raw (famine food)

MUG-16

Solanaceae

Solanum nigrum L.

Tsepo

Shrub

Leaf

Vegetable, boiled, famine vegetable

LEB-2

Lycium shawii Roem. & Schult.

Doreda

Tree

Leaf

Vegetable, boiled famine vegetable

MUR-59

Tiliaceae

Corchorus olitorius L.

Sisilko (KW)

Herb

Leaf

Vegetable, boiled

LEB-63

Grewia bicolor Juss.

Bereza

Tree

Fruit (whole)

Raw

MUR-31

Grewia kakothamnos K. Schum.

Demak

Shrub

Fruit (whole)

Raw, juice, fried, famine food

MUR-29

Grewia villosa Willd.

Rug Rug (KA) Gergicha (KW)

Shrub

Fruit (whole)

Raw, juice or sweetening

DUS-28

Ulmaceae

Celtis africana Burm. f.

Danga (KA) Hay/Dana (KW)

Tree

Fruit (pulp)

Raw, succulent part

LEB-10

Celtis toka (Forssk.) Hepper & Wood.

Zuguay (KA) Lompo (KW)

Tree

Fruit (whole)

Raw

LEB-15

Vitaceae

Cyphostemma adenocaule (A. Rich.) Wild & Drummond

Okoto (KA) Dumpesha (KW)

Herb

Root (peeled)

Boiled

MUG-9