Table 1 List of wild food plants
| Scientific name | English transliteration of local (Isaan) name | Local (Isaan) name | English name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aizoaceae | |||
| Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug.DC. | Phak kaen khom |
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| Amaranthaceae | |||
| Amaranthus viridis L. | Phak hom |
| green amaranth, pigweed, slender amaranth |
| Anacardiaceae | |||
| Mangifera caloneura Kurz | Bak muang paa |
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| Spondias pinnata Kurz | Bak kawek |
| common hog plum, Indian mombin, Andaman mombin |
| Annonaceae | |||
| Polyalthia debilis Finet & Gagnep. | Bak lok kok |
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| Polyalthia evecta Finet & Gagnep. | Bak tong leeng |
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| Uvaria pierrei Finet & Gagnep. | Bak pii puwen |
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| Araceae | |||
| Amorphophallus sp. | Phak e-loke |
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| Araliaceae | |||
| Irvingia malayana Oliver | Bak bok |
| barking deer's mango |
| Maak bok |
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| Arecaceae | |||
| Borassus flabellifer L. | Bak taan |
| palmyra palm, tala palm, wine palm |
| Yod taan |
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| Calamus sp. | Bak waai |
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| Waai |
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| Asclepiadaceae | |||
| Telosma minor Craib | Phak kik |
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| Dok kik |
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| Bak kik |
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| Basellaceae | |||
| Basella rubra L. | Phak pang |
| Ceylon-spinach, Malabar-nightshade, vine-spinach |
| Bignoniaceae | |||
| Dolichandrone serrulata Seem. | Kee paa |
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| Oroxylum indicum Vent. | Phak lin faa |
| midnight horror, oroxylum |
| Bak lin faa |
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| Yod lin faa |
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| Bai lin faa |
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| Burseraceae | |||
| Canarium subulatum Guillaumin | Bak luwam |
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| Campanulaceae | |||
| Lobelia begonifolia Wall. | Phak luem phua |
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| Lobelia sp. | Phak som |
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| Clusiaceae | |||
| Cratoxylum formosum (Jack) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Dyer | Phak tew |
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| Garcinia cowa Roxb. | Phak moong |
| cowa |
| Bak moong |
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| Compositae | |||
| Blumea balsamifera DC. | Phak naad |
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| Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. | Phak lin pii |
| emilia, sow thistle |
| Convolvulaceae | |||
| Cuscuta chinensis Lam. | Phak mai tong |
| Chinese dodder |
| Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. | Phak bung |
| Chinese water-spinach, swamp morning-glory |
| Cucurbitaceae | |||
| Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt | Phak tam nin |
| ivy gourd, little gourd |
| Bak tam nin |
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| Tam nin |
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| Momordica charantia L. | Phak sai |
| balsam-apple, bitter gourd, bitter melon |
| Bak phak sai |
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| Ebenaceae | |||
| Diospyros rhodocalyx Kurz | Maak koo |
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| Euphorbiaceae | |||
| Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels | Bak yom |
| gooseberry-tree, Indian-gooseberry, star-gooseberry |
| Yod bak yom |
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| Fagaceae | |||
| Castanopsis sp. | Bak kaaw |
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| Gnetaceae | |||
| Gnetum sp. | Bak muway |
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| Hydrocharitaceae | |||
| Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers. | Phak hob hep |
| duck-lettuce, water-plantain ottelia |
| Hydrophyllaceae | |||
| Hydrolea zeylanica (L.) J.Vahl | Phak ka-liang |
| Ceylon hydrolea |
| Lauraceae | |||
| Cassytha filiformis L. | Phak mai |
| dodder-laurel |
| Lecythidaceae | |||
| Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. | Phak kadon naam |
| Indian-oak |
| Kadon naam |
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| Careya arborea Roxb. | Phak kadon kok |
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| Kadon kok |
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| Leguminosae | |||
| Adenanthera pavonina L. | Phak lam |
| coralwood, red sandalwood-tree |
| Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. | Bak tua heea |
| pigeon-pea, red gram |
| Tua heea |
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| Cassia siamea Lam. | Phak khee lek |
| kassodtree, Thai cassia, Siamese senna |
| Khee lek |
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| Dialium cochinchinense Pierre | Bak keng |
| velvet-tamarind |
| Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit | Phak kased |
| leadtree, white popinac, leucaena |
| Bak kased |
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| Yod phak kased |
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| Kased |
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| Neptunia javanica Miq. | Phak kased kok |
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| Neptunia oleracea Lour. | Phak kased naam |
| water-mimosa |
| Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. | Bak kaam lian |
| blackbead, Manila tamarind, sweet-inga |
| Kaam lian |
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| Senna sophera (L.) Roxb. | Phak let ket |
| Kasondi senna |
| Sindora siamensis Teijsm. ex Miq. | Bak tee |
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| Tamarindus indica L. | Bak kaam |
| tamarind |
| Bak kaam som |
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| Maak kaam |
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| Yod kaam |
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| Xylia xylocarpa Taub. var kerrii (Craib & Hutch) I.C. Nielsen | Bak deeng |
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| Maak deeng |
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| Liliaceae | |||
| Asparagus racemosus Willd. | Phak shi shang |
| Indian asparagus |
| Shi shang |
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| Limnocharitaceae | |||
| Limnocharis flava Buchenau | Phak kanjong |
| sawah-flower rush, sawah-lettuce, velvetleaf |
| Bak kanjong |
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| Phak pai |
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| Marsileaceae | |||
| Marsilea crenata C.Presl | Phak waen |
| pepperwort, water clover |
| Meliaceae | |||
| Azadirachta indica A.Juss. var. indica | Phak ki nin |
| sadao India |
| Azadirachta indica A.Juss. var. siamensis Valeton | Phak kadaw |
| sweet neem, Thai neem |
| Yod kadaw |
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| Yod phak kadaw |
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| Menispermaceae | |||
| Cissampelos pareira L. | Bai maa noi |
| velvetleaf |
| Maa noi |
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| Tiliacora triandra Diels | Yaa nang |
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| Bai yaa nang |
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| Menyanthaceae | |||
| Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze | Phak kanong ma |
| banana-plant, water-snowflake |
| Moraceae | |||
| Artocarpus lacucha Roxb. | Bak haad |
| monkey-jack, monkeyfruit |
| Maak haad |
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| Myrtaceae | |||
| Psidium guajava L. | Bak sidaa noi |
| guava |
| Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels | Bak waa |
| jambolan, Java-plum, Malabar-plum |
| Syzygium gratum (Wight) S.N.Mitra | Phak mek |
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| Maak mek |
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| Nymphaeaceae | |||
| Nymphaea pubescens Willd. | Phak sai bua |
| red water-lily |
| Sai bua |
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| Onagraceae | |||
| Ludwigia adscendens (L.) H.Hara | Phak phee phui |
| water-primrose |
| Opiliaceae | |||
| Melientha suavis Pierre | Phak waan paa |
| melientha |
| Passifloraceae | |||
| Adenia viridiflora Craib | Bak saap |
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| Phak saap |
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| Passiflora foetida L. | Tam nin farang |
| running pop, stinking passionflower, wild water-lemon |
| Poaceae | |||
| Bambusa sp. | Naw mai phai huwak |
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| Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss | Naw mai phai paa |
| giant thorny bamboo, spiny bamboo |
| Vietnamosasa ciliata (A.Camus) T.Q.Nguyen | Naw jood |
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| Pontederiaceae | |||
| Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms | Phak katok |
| water-hyacinth |
| Phak paud |
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| Monochoria hastata (L.) Solms | Phak top |
| arrow-leaf monochoria, hastate-leaf-pondweed |
| Phak top thai |
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| Monochoria vaginalis C.Presl | Phak e-hin |
| oval-leaf monochoria, pickerel-weed |
| Rhamnaceae | |||
| Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. | Bak tan noi |
| Indian jujube, Indian plum, Sour jujube |
| Ziziphus oenoplia (L.) Mill. | Bak lep meuw |
| jackal jujube, small-fruited jujube, wild jujube |
| Maak lep meuw |
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| Rubiaceae | |||
| Oxyceros horridus Lour. | Bai kat kaaw |
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| Rothmannia wittii (Craib) Bremek. | Bak maaw |
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| Rutaceae | |||
| Aegle marmelos Corrêa | Bak tuum |
| bael, belfruit-tree, golden-apple |
| Maak tuum |
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| Yod maak tuum |
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| Sapindaceae | |||
| Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh. | Bak huat kaa |
| rusty sapindus |
| Nephelium hypoleucum Kurz | Bak ngeuw |
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| Maak ngeuw |
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| Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken | Bak kawe |
| Ceylon-oak, lactree |
| Luk kawe |
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| Maak kawe |
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| Scrophulariaceae | |||
| Limnophila aromatica Merr. | Phak kayang |
| swampleaf |
| Umbelliferae | |||
| Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. | Phak nok |
| Asiatic pennywort, pennyweed, sheep-rot |
| Oenanthe javanica DC. | Phak shi naam |
| Chinese-celery, Indian pennywort, water-celery |
| Zingiberaceae | |||
| Alpinia malaccensis C.Presl | Kaa paa |
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| Curcuma singularis Gagnep. | Dok ka-jeeuw |
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| Curcuma sp. | Dok waun |
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| Zygnemataceae | |||
| Spirogyra sp. | Taw |
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| Unidentified | |||
| sp. 1 | Phak muad |
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| sp. 2 | Phak pe |
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