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Table 1 Unconventional food plants according residents of Ribeirão da Ilha district, Florianópolis, Brazil (N = 21 interviews)

From: Knowledge, use, and disuse of unconventional food plants

Botanical Family Species

Portuguese name

Part used

Origin

Number of citations

Amaranthaceae

Plantago spp. L.

mastruz

B

N

1

Anacardiaceae

Anacardium occidentale L.

caju

F

N2

1

Spondias dulcis G. Forst.

cajá-manga

F

E2

1

Spondias mombin L.*

cajaca, cajá

F

N2

1

Spondias purpurea L.*

seriguela

F

E

2

Annonaceae

Annona glabra L.*

fruta-conde

F

N

1

Annona reticulata L.*

fruto-conde

F

E2

2

Annona neosalicifolia H. Rainer*

fruta-do-conde-do-mato, curtiça

F

N

1

Arecaceae

Bactris setosa Mart.*

ticum

C

N

1

Bactris sp. Jacq. ex Scop.*

tucum, ticum

F, C

E

5

Butia eriospatha (Mart. ex Drude) Becc.*

butiá

F, C

N

2

Butia sp. (Becc.) Becc.*

butiá

F, C

N

3

Butia catarinensis Noblick & Lorenzi

butiá

F, C

N

1

Euterpe oleracea Mart.

açaí

F

N2

1

Euterpe edulis Mart.

coco-de-ripa, açaí

F, C

N

2

Asteraceae

Sonchus oleraceus L.

dente-de-leão

C

E

1

Bixaceae

Bixa orellana L.

urucum

C

N

1

Boraginaceae

Varronia polycephala Lam.*

caramona, mijigrilo

F

N

8

Bromeliaceae

Aechmea comata Baker

bromélia (“chup-chup”), gravatá

L, F, B

N

2

Ananas bracteatus Schult.f.

ananá

F

N

1

Cactaceae

Cereus jamacaru DC.*

cacto-cardero, cacto

F

N2

1

Rhipsalis teres Steud.

olho-de-pinto

F

N

1

Clusiaceae

Garcinia brasiliensis Mart.

bacupari

NA

N2

1

Garcinia gardneriana (Planch. & Triana) Zappi*

bacopari, bacupari, abricó, damasco

F

N

10

Mammea americana L.

biricó, abiricó

F

E

2

Cucurbitaceae

Cucumis melo var. dudaim (L.) Naudin

melãozinho

F

E

1

Momordica charantia L.

melãozinho

F

E

1

Ebenaceae

Diospyros digyna Jacq.

sapota

F

E

3

Diospyros inconstans Jacq.

marmelo

F

N

1

Ericaceae

Gaylussacia brasiliensis Meisn.

camarinha

F

N

1

Fabaceae

Inga cinnamomea Spruce ex Benth.*

angá-banana, angá, ingá

F, C

N2

4

Inga edulis Mart.*

angá

F

N2

2

Inga marginata Willd.*

angá-feijão, ingá-feijão, angá

F, C

N

6

Inga sessilis Mart.*

angá, angá-macaco, ingá, ingá-macaco

F

N

6

Inga sp. Mill.*

angá, angá-banana

F

N

2

Inga vera subsp. affinis (DC.) T.D. Penn.*

angá, ingá

F

N

2

Inga vulpina Mart. ex Benth.*

ingá, angá, ingá-banana

F

N

3

Malpighiaceae

Malpighia emarginata ex DC.*

acerola

F

E

3

Melastomataceae

Leandra australis Cogn.*

mixirica, mixirico

F

N

1

Moraceae

Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.*

jaca

F

E

5

Artocarpus integer (Thunb.) Merr.*

jaca

F

E

1

Ficus carica L.*

figo-roxo, figo

F

E

1

Morus nigra L.*

amora-do-mato, amorinha, amora, amorinha-do-mato

F

E

9

Myrtaceae

Campomanesia adamantium (Cambess.) O. Berg*

gabiroba

F

N

1

Campomanesia guaviroba (DC.) Kiaersk.*

gabiroba

F

N

2

Eugenia brasiliensis Lam.*

grumixama

F

N

5

Eugenia itaguahiensis Nied.*

grumixama

F

N2

1

Plinia cauliflora (Mart.) Kausel*

jabuticaba

F

N

5

Myrciaria glazioviana (Kiaersk.) G. M. Barroso ex Sobral*

cabeluda

F

N2

7

Myrciaria sp. O.Berg*

jabuticaba

F

N

7

Plinia coronata (Mattos) Mattos*

jabuticaba

F

N2

5

Plinia edulis (Vell.) Sobral*

cambucá

F

N

8

Psidium cattleianum Sabine*1

araçá, araçá-amarelo, araçá-roxo, araçá-vermelho, araçá-manteiga

F

N

7

Psidium grandifolium Mart. ex DC.*

araçá-cavalo

F

N

1

Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels*

jambolão, jambo

F

E

1

Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston*

jambo

F

E

6

Passifloraceae

Passiflora edulis Sims*

maracujá-roxo

F

N

1

Poaceae

Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf*

capim-limão

L

E

1

Rosaceae

Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.*

ameixa-amarela

F

E

11

Rubus idaeus L.*

framboesa

F

E

1

Rubus rosifolius Sm.*

maranguinho-do-mato

F

N

3

Rubus sellowii Cham. & Schldtl.*

amora-do-mato, amorinha, amorinha-do-mato

F

N

5

Sapotaceae

Mimusops commersonii Engl.

biricó

F

E2

1

Pouteria caimito Radlk.

abiu

F

N2

1

Solanaceae

Solanum aculeatissimum Jacq.*

rebenta-cavalo

F

N

1

Tropaeolaceae

Tropaeolum majus L.

capuchinha

B

E

1

  1. Part used: stem (S), flower (B), leaf (L), fruit (F), root (R), seed (C). Plant origin: native (N) or exotic (E) to Brazil. No data available (NA). *The currently used species were marked with an asterisk
  2. 1The interviewees considered these as different plants, but they belong to the same botanical species
  3. 2These species do not occur naturally in the region, and were probably cultivated by the residents