Table 3 Key food plants in Southern Conte-Burica, Costa Rica. Vernacular and botanical names, botanical family, life form, plant organ used, agroecosystem mostly found, and freelist results (frequency, average rank and Smith's salience) for key food plants, in decreasing Smith’s saliency order. (n = 10 key informants; key plants = 25 folk taxa)

Aro

Rice

Arroz

Oryza sativa

Poaceae

100

6.20

0.847

H

S

CuA, To

Mumá

Bean (common)

Frijol (común o cañero), vainica

Phaseolus vulgaris

Fabaceae (Papil.)

100

7.40

0.822

L

S, Frt

CuA, To

Mumá krire

Pigeon pea

Frijol de palo

Cajanus cajan

Fabaceae (Papil.)

100

8.20

0.801

S

S, Lt

CuA

I

Corn

Maíz

Zea mays

Poaceae

90

10.44

0.664

H

S

CuA, To

Ö

Manioc, cassava

Yuca

Manihot esculenta

Euphorbiaceae

90

13.78

0.645

H

R, Lt

CuA, Ga

Naran

Orange

Naranja

Citrus × sinensis

Rutaceae

90

14.33

0.552

T

Fr

Ga, Tr

Tä

Arrowleaf, otoe, yautia

Tiquizque (chamol, otoe)

Xanthosoma spp.

Araceae

80

16.50

0.538

H

R, Lt

CuA, Ga

Drun

Yam

Ñame

Dioscorea alata

Dioscoreaceae

100

21.20

0.497

L

R

Ga, Cu

Baran bun

Plantain

Plátano

Musa acuminata × balbisiana

Musaceae

80

15.13

0.465

H

Fr, L (I), (T)

Ga, CuP

Kä

Cocoa

Cacao

Theobroma cacao

Sterculiaceae

70

15.00

0.458

T

S, S (A)

Ga, CuP

Mumá köire

Cowpea

Frijol de bejuco, caupí

Vigna unguiculata

Fabaceae (Papil.)

60

10.33

0.449

L

S

CuA

Kabe

Coffee

Café

Coffea arabica

Rubiaceae

70

14.57

0.447

S

S

To, Ga, CuP

Barän rugá

Banana

Banano

Musa acuminata

Musaceae

90

19.56

0.442

H

Fr, L (I), (T)

Ga, CuP

Drune

Yampi

Ñampí

Dioscorea trifida

Dioscoreaceae

90

21.78

0.429

L

R

Ga, Cu, Tr

Bé

Pumpkin, Squash

Ayote (auyama)

Cucurbita moschata

Cucurbitaceae

70

19.86

0.376

L

Lt, Fr

Ga, Cu

Muá

Pineapple

Piña

Ananas comosus

Bromeliaceae

70

19.71

0.367

H

Fr

Ga, Cu

Jlimu

Lemon

Limón criollo

Citrus × limon

Rutaceae

60

16.33

0.351

T

Fr

Ga

Dugá

Avocado

Aguacate

Persea americana

Lauraceae

50

11.20

0.339

T

Fr

Ga, Tr, ESF

Söran

Soursop

Guanábana

Annona muricata

Annonaceae

60

19.50

0.315

T

Fr

Ga

Mölen

Heliconia

Chichica

Heliconia spp.

Heliconiaceae

80

22.38

0.303

H

Lt, Flt, Tt

Ga, Sh, ESF, Cu

Mraño

Cashew

Marañón

Anacardium occidentale

Anacardiaceae

50

19.20

0.277

T

Fr, S, L (I)

Tr, Ga

Dabá

Peach palm

Pejibaye

Bactris gasipaes

Arecaceae

60

23.50

0.26

P

Fr, Lt

CuP, Fo

Mitdrá

Several palms

Palmito de palma real/corozo

Attalea butyracea, Bactris gasipaes and other minor species

Arecaceae

50

21.40

0.216

P

Lt, Fr

Tr, ESF, Fo

Kolan

Wild coriander

Culantro (coyote)

Eryngium foetidum

Apiaceae

90

31.22

0.198

H

C (L)

Ga

Bere

Breadnut

Berbá, ojoche, lechoso

Brosimum alicastrum

Moraceae

50

24.80

0.175

T

Fr, S

Fo

Percentages

37.5 % Cu

12 % Arecaceae

34 % Fr

33.5 % Ga

12 % Fabaceae

40 % H

24 % S

8 % Tr

8 % Dioscoreaceae

28 % T

21 % L

6.8 % Fo

8 % Musaceae

16 % L

10 % R

6.8 % ESF

8 % Poaceae

8 % P

8 % T

5.1 % To

8 % Rutaceae

44 % in 11 other fam.

8 % S

3 % Fl

2 % Sh