Knowledge and use of wild edible plants in rural communities along Paraguay River, Pantanal, Brazil

Bortolotto, Ieda Maria; Amorozo, Maria Christina de Mello; Neto, Germano Guarim; Oldeland, Jens; Damasceno-Junior, Geraldo Alves

doi:10.1186/s13002-015-0026-2

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 2 Wild edible species cited in the communities

From: Knowledge and use of wild edible plants in rural communities along Paraguay River, Pantanal, Brazil

Family	Species	Local name	Vegetation type	Edible plant parts	Mode of consumption	Other uses	UV (General)	UV (edible)
Anacardiaceae	Spondias mombin L.	Cajá, acaiá, caiá	Sd, Rf	Fruit	Ripe fruits eaten fresh	Bait	0.085	0.056
Annonaceae	Annona cornifolia A. St. – Hil.	Ata-do-campo	Ce	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	-	0.014	0.014
Annonaceae	Annona nutans (R.E.Fr.) R.E.Fr.	Ata-brava	An, De	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	-	0.014	0.014
Annonaceae	Annona sp.	Ata-do-campo	Ce	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	-	0.028	0.028
Apocynaceae	Hancornia speciosa Gomez	mangaba	Ce	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	Medicinal, forage, technology	0.141	0.099
Arecaceae	Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. Ex Mart.	Bocaiuva, “Maguedji” (Guató)	An, De, Sd, Ce, Rf	Fruit (epicarp, mesocarp), seeds, leaf	Ripe fruit pulp (mesocarp) eaten fresh, liquor produced with pulp, sugar and alcohol, juice made with water and pulp after roasted in oven^a; alcoholic beverage, fermented juice^a, oil produced from the crushed seeds and placed in boiling water^a, drink prepared with pulp and water, drink prepared with hot milk put over the grated seeds, palm heart baked^a	Medicinal, bait, others (forage)	0.662	0.352
Arecaceae	Allagoptera leucocalyx (Drude) Kuntze	Buri	An, Ce	Fruit	Mesocarp and seeds consumed fresh	Forage	0.028	0.014
Arecaceae	Attalea phalerata Mart. ex Spreng.	Acuri, “mudjí ” (Guató)	An, De, Sd, Ce, Rf	Fruit, leaf	Pulp unripe or ripe fruits eaten cooked, palm heat baked^a,	Construction, Technology, bait	0.197	0.085
Arecaceae	Bactris glauscescens Drude	Tucum-roxo, tucum-verde, “magueto” (Guató)	Rf	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	Bait, construction	0.366	0.028
Arecaceae	Bactris major Jacq.	Tucum-branco	Rf	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	Bait	0.042	0.028
Arecaceae	Bactris riparia Mart.	Tucum-vermelho	Rf	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	Bait	0.070	0.014
Arecaceae	Copernicia alba Morong	Carandá, “mufá” (Guató)	Sd, Rf, Fl	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	Baits, construction, others (handicraft)	0.310	0.028
Arecaceae	Desmoncus orthacanthos Mart.	Urubamba, tucum-preto	Rf	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	Bait, technology	0.042	0.014
Bromeliaceae	Ananas ananassoides (Baker) L.B.Sm.	Abacaxizinho	Ce	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	-	0.014	0.014
Cactaceae	Cereus bicolor Rizzini & A. Mattos	Urumbeva	De, Sd	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	Others (nests of bees)	0.028	0.014
Caryocaraceae	Caryocar brasiliense Cambess.	Pequi	An, Ce	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten cooked, liquor produced with pulp, sugar and alcohol	-	0.099	0.070
Cecropiaceae	Cecropia pachystachya Trécul	Embaúba	An, De, Sd, Ce, Rf	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	medicinal	0.225	0.014
Celastraceae	Salacia elliptica (Mart. ex Schult.) G. Don	Siputá, “mats´í” (Guató)	Sd, Rf	Fruit	Ripe fruits eaten fresh	Medicinal, technology	0.155	0.042
Chrysobalanaceae	Couepia uiti (Mart. & Zucc.) Benth. ex Hook.f.	Fruta-de-pato	Ce, Rf	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	-	0.028	0.028
Clusiaceae	Garcinia gardneriana (Planch. & Triana) Zappi	Acupari	Sd, Rf	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	Bait	0.070	0.028
Combretaceae	Buchenavia tomentosa Eichler	Tarumarana	Rf	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	Ornamental, others (forage)	0.056	0.014
Ebenaceae	Diospyros hispida A.DC.	Olho-de-boi	Ce	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	-	0.014	0.014
Fabaceae	Cassia grandis L.f.	Canafístula	Rf	Fruit	Resin of fruits (ripe)	Medicinal	0.056	0.014
Fabaceae	Hymenaea courbaril L.	Jatobá-mirim, jatobá-preto	De, Sd, Rf	Seeds (sarcotesta)	Farinaceous pulp (sarcotesta) eaten fresh	Medicinal	0.366	0.014
Fabaceae	Hymenaea stigonocarpa Mart. ex. Hayne	Jatobá-cascudo	Ce	Seeds (sarcotesta)	Sarcotesta eaten fresh	Medicinal	0.239	0.014
Fabaceae	Inga vera Willd.	Ingá	Rf	Fruit	Pulp (aryl seed) consumed fresh	Bait, construction, others (firewood for charcoal production)	0.099	0.028
Fabaceae	Senna occidentalis (L.) Link	Fedegoso	An, De, Sd, Ce, Rf, Fl	Seeds	Drink (café de fededoso) made with roasted and ground seeds	medicinal	0.211	0.014
Indeterminada	Indet.	Azedinha	Sd	Fruit	Drink produced with pulp	-	0.014	0.014
Lamiaceae	Vitex cymosa Bertero ex Spreng.	Tarumã, “madô”(Guató)	Sd, Rf	Fruit, flower	Ripe fruits eaten fresh and tea prepared with the flowers	Medicinail, bait	0.169	0.085
Malpighiaceae	Byrsonima cydoniifolia A.Juss Juss.	Canjiquinha	Rf, Fl	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	Bait	0.028	0.028
Malpighiaceae	Indet.	Cereja	Rf	Fruit	Ripe fruits eaten fresh	-	0.014	0.014
Malvaceae	Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.	chico-magro	An, De, Sd, Ce, Rf	Fruit	Fresh fruits	Medicinal	0.056	0.014
Malvaceae	Sterculia striata A.St.-Hil. & Naudin	Manduvi	De, Sd	Seeds	Seeds consumed toast	Others (sympathy to heal and medicinal - veterinary uses)	0.056	0.042
Melastomataceae	Mouriri guianensis Aubl.	Roncador	Rf	Fruit	Ripe fruits eaten fresh.	Forage	0.113	0.014
Menispermaceae	Abuta grandifolia Mart. Sandwith	Grão-de-galo	Sd	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	-	0.014	0.014
Moraceae	Maclura tinctoria (L.) D. Don ex Steud.	Taiúva	De, Sd	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	Medicinal	0.028	0.014
Myrtaceae	Eugenia uniflora L.	Pitanga	An	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	Medicinal	0.014	0.014
Myrtaceae	Indet.	Orvalho	De, Sd	Fruit	Ripe fruits eaten fresh.	-	0.014	0.014
Myrtaceae	Plinia cauliflora (Mart.) Kausel	Jabuticaba, jabuticaba-nativa	An, De	Fruit	Ripe fruits eaten fresh, like a jam and vinegar	Medicinal	0.352	0.324
Myrtaceae	Psidium sp.	goiabinha, goiabinha-do-mato	Sd	Fruit	Ripe fruits eaten fresh	-	0.028	0.014
Nynphaeaceae	Victoria amazonica (Poepp.) J.C. Sowerby	Forno d-água	Aq	Seeds	Starch made with seed, peeled and crushed in pestle^a	-	0.014	0.014
Passifloraceae	Passiflora cincinnata Mast.	Maracujá-do-mato	De	Seeds	Pulp (seed aryl) consumed fresh	-	0.056	0.042
Passifloraceae	Passiflora misera Kunth	Maracujá-do-mato, maracujá-nativo	Rf	Seeds	Aryl seed consumed fresh	-	0.028	0.028
Poaceae	Oryza glumaepatula Steud.	Arroz, “matchamo” (Guató)	Aq	Seeds	Sun-dried seeds, peeled, and cooked^a	-	0.014	0.014
Poaceae	Oryza latifolia Desv.	Arroz, “matchamo”(Guató)	Aq	Seeds	Sun-dried seeds, peeled, and cooked^a	-	0.014	0.014
Polygonaceae	Coccoloba parimensis Benth.	Canjiquinha, rosarinho, uvinha	De, Rf	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	-	0.042	0.042
Rhamnaceae	Rhamnidium elaeocarpum Reissek	Cabriteira	De, Sd, Rf	Fruit	Ripe fruits eaten fresh	Medicinal, technology	0.056	0.014
Rhamnaceae	Zizyphus oblongifolius Moore.	Fruto-de-cabra, veludinho, “macariguá” (Guató)	De	Fruit	Ripe fruits eaten fresh	Others (oral hygiene)	0.056	0.028
Rubiaceae	Alibertia edulis (Rich.) A. Rich. ex DC.	Marmelada	Ce	Fruit	Pulp ripe fruits eaten fresh	Baits	0.028	0.014
Rubiaceae	Genipa americana L.	Jenipapo, “mató” (Guató)	An, Rf	Fruit	Mature pulp used to make jams and liquor	Medicinal, bait, technology, others (sympathy to heal)	0.254	0.070
Rutaceae	Esenbeckia almawillia Kaastra	Côca	Rf	Leaf	Leaves used to add on the hot “garapa” (sugar cane juice) and for making tea enjoyed by taste.	Medicinal	0.042	0.014
Sapindaceae	Mellicoccus lepidopetalus Radlk.	Água-pomba, “mapô” (Guató)	De	Fruit	Ripe fruits eaten fresh	-	0.099	0.099
Sapindaceae	Talisia esculenta (A. St.-Hil.) Radlk.	Pitomba	De, Sd	Fruit	Ripe fruits eaten fresh	Medicinal (veterinary uses)	0.070	0.042
Sapotaceae	Pouteria glomerata (Miq.) Radlk.	Laranjinha-de-pacu, “macondjê”(Guató)	Rf	Fruit	Ripe fruits eaten fresh	Bait	0.296	0.056

De deciduous forest, Sd semideciduous forest, Ce Cerrado, Rf riparian forest, Fl floodplains: An = anthropogenic (Homegardens and terrenos)
^aIndicates only uses made in the past
Guató name “…” were compiled from Oliveira (1996)

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