Foodways in transition: food plants, diet and local perceptions of change in a Costa Rican Ngäbe community

D’Ambrosio, Ugo; Puri, Rajindra K.

doi:10.1186/s13002-015-0071-x

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 4 List of 102 ethnotaxa derived from freelisting elicitations (in decreasing Smith’s salience index), constituting the initial cultural domain of food plants in Conte-Burica. (n = 10 key informants)

From: Foodways in transition: food plants, diet and local perceptions of change in a Costa Rican Ngäbe community

Number	Ngäbere name	Spanish name	Smith's Salience	Frequency	Average rank
1	Aro	Arroz	0.847	100	6.2
2	Mumá	Frijol cañero (común)	0.822	100	7.4
3	Mumá krire	Frijol de palo	0.801	100	8.2
4	Ï	Maíz	0.664	90	10.44
5	Ö	Yuca	0.645	90	13.78
6	Naran	Naranja	0.552	90	14.33
7	Tä	Tiquizque	0.538	80	16.5
8	Drun	Ñame	0.497	100	21.2
9^b	Baran bun	Plátano	0.465	80	15.13
10	Kä	Cacao	0.458	70	15
11	Mumá köire	Frijol de bejuco	0.449	60	10.33
12	Kabe	Café	0.447	70	14.57
13^b	Baran rugá	Banano	0.442	90	19.56
14	Drune	Ñampí	0.429	90	21.78
15	Bé	Ayote	0.376	70	19.86
16	Muá	Piña	0.367	70	19.71
17	Jlimu	Limón criollo	0.351	60	16.33
18	Dugá	Aguacate	0.339	50	11.2
19	Söran	Guanábana	0.315	60	19.5
20	Mölen	Chichica	0.303	80	22.38
21	NVNR	Mango	0.296	40	11.5
22	NVNR	Mandarina	0.292	40	14
23	Tä	Chamol	0.281	50	21.6
24	Mraño	Marañón	0.277	50	19.2
25	Kegemá	Papaya	0.27	50	22.8
26	Jlimu malen	Limón dulce	0.269	40	16.25
27	Dabá	Pejibaye	0.26	60	23.5
28	Ñajú	Ñajú	0.254	40	14.25
29	Jlimu kwaga	Limón agrio	0.238	40	20.25
30	Kogo	Coco (pipa)	0.232	40	20.5
31	Bü	Guaba	0.231	40	19.75
32	Mi	Camote (batata)	0.228	30	11.67
33	Mumá kedebá	Habas	0.219	30	11
34	Mitdrá	Palmito	0.216	50	21.4
35	Sabo	Zapote	0.208	40	18.25
36	Kuguoli	Zorrillo.	0.201	50	27.2
37	Kolan	Culantro coyote	0.198	90	31.22
38	Mumá poroto	Frijol poroto	0.194	30	14
39	Nibá malen	Chile (dulce)	0.187	50	30.6
40	Bere	Berbá, ojoche	0.175	50	24.8
41	NVNR	Mamón	0.174	30	21.33
42	Tä dogwä	Malanga	0.173	40	25.75
43	Ibia malen	Caña de azúcar	0.166	30	18.33
44	NVNR	Verdolaga	0.147	40	30.5
45	Ï tain	Maíz pujagua	0.14	20	11
46	NVNR	Manzana de agua	0.14	30	26.33
47	Gwate	Maracuyá	0.139	30	25
48^a	Dö	Chicha	0.133	30	19.67
49	Be	Chayote	0.132	20	18
50	NVNR	Carambola	0.129	30	28.67
52	NVNR	Ajo	0.126	40	31.25
51^b	Cuadale	Cuadrado	0.126	50	28
53	NVNR	Pipián	0.119	20	21
54	NVNR	Bambú tierno	0.117	20	19.5
55	Bodá	Chidra (chira)	0.112	20	21
56	NVNR	Itabo	0.103	50	39
58	Migá	Nance	0.102	20	16
57	Söga	Jaboncillo	0.102	20	25
59	NVNR	Hierba (bejuco) de ajo	0.1	50	33.2
60	Toare	Tomate	0.099	20	24.5
61	NVNR	Naranjilla	0.097	20	25
62	NVNR	Melón	0.088	20	27
63	NVNR	Camote de monte	0.082	10	9
64	NVNR	Sandía	0.081	20	31
66	Nimá	Guayaba	0.076	10	13
65	NVNR	Noni	0.076	20	29
67	NVNR	Cebolla	0.074	20	24
68	Nomón	Mamey	0.073	10	13
69	Nomó krie	Níspero de montaña	0.07	10	14
70	NVNR	Almendro	0.066	10	16
72	Mumá Carnita	Carnita (frijol)	0.063	10	19
71	Kiongodä	Helecho	0.063	30	38.67
73	NVNR	Orégano carnoso	0.06	40	36.25
74	Chari	Toronja	0.059	10	22
75	Kimó	Estococa	0.057	30	36.67
76	Ñürun	Pacaya	0.054	30	40.67
78^b	Tendemani	Banano manzana	0.051	20	32.5
79^a	Miá	Chicheme	0.051	10	26
77	NVNR	Piro	0.051	20	31
81	Suligrie	Mamón chino	0.049	20	22.5
80	Pimienta	Pimienta	0.049	10	26
82	cf. Kadoguä	Ñampí silvestre	0.045	10	18
84	Beregrie	Castaño	0.042	10	16
85	NVNR	Camote de monte	0.042	10	19
83	NVNR	Zanahoria	0.042	10	16
86	NVNR	Avena	0.037	10	32
87	Ragä	Chayotillo	0.035	10	21
90	NVNR	Canela	0.027	10	37
88	Mölögwä	Palma real	0.027	20	41.5
89	Ngomó	Zapotillo	0.027	10	20
92	Klisebá	NVNR	0.024	20	25.5
91	NVNR	Sucanca	0.024	20	43
93	NVNR	Coliflor	0.023	10	21
94	Bugrüm	Ortiga	0.022	20	34
95	Sa krie	Garrobo	0.019	10	26
96	NVNR	Repollo	0.019	10	22
99	Kwaga kriblu nué	Bejuco de flor blanca	0.012	10	24
98	Nibá dime	Chile picante	0.012	10	46
97^b	Bechi, muachi	Guineo	0.012	20	36.5
100	Kurä	Achiote	0.011	10	40
101	NVNR	Orégano (de la tienda)	0.004	10	44
102^b	Pelipita	Felipita	0.002	10	45

NVNR: No vernacular name recorded
^a: Items that do not correspond to a specific plant, but type of preparation made with several plants from the list
^b: Six different kinds of Musa A × A and Musa A × B

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