Table 1 Species of native food plants considered helpful by the inhabitants from the rural communities of Várzea Alegre, Barroquinha, and Pau D’Arco, Northeast Brazil, with their general, current, and potential use values (UV)
From: Local botanical knowledge of native food plants in the semiarid region of Brazil
Community | Species | Vernacular Name | Herbarium Number | Plant Part Used | Food Use | UVgeneral | UVcurrent | UVpotential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Várzea Alegre | Anacardiaceae | |||||||
Spondias mombin L. | Cajarana | – | Fr | In nature, juice and sweet | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.04 | |
Spondias tuberosa Arruda | Umbuzeiro | 17.556 | Fr, Ro | Sweeties, juice, jam, ice, edible, umbuzada, cookies, and in nature. | 1.93 | 1.22 | 0.70 | |
Arecaceae | ||||||||
Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.E.Moore | Carnaúba | 17.553 | Fr | In nature | 0.15 | 0.04 | 0.11 | |
Capparaceae | ||||||||
Crateva tapia L. | Trapiá | – | Fr | In nature | 0.04 | – | 0.04 | |
Euphorbiaceae | ||||||||
Cnidoscolus quercifolius Pohl | Favela White | 17.581 | Fr, Se | Flour | 0.48 | 0.41 | 0.07 | |
Fabaceae | ||||||||
Libidibia ferrea (Mart. ex Tul.) L.P.Queiroz | Jucá | 17.639 | Fr, Se | Flour | 0.04 | 0.04 | – | |
Olacaceae | ||||||||
Ximenia americana L. | Ameixa | 17.557 | Fr | In nature and juice | 0.04 | – | 0.04 | |
Rhamnaceae | ||||||||
Ziziphus joazeiro Mart. | Juazeiro | 17.575 | Fr | In nature | 0.38 | 0.19 | 0.19 | |
Sapotaceae | ||||||||
Sideroxylon obtusifolium (Roem. & Schult.) T.D.Penn. | Quixabeira | 17.625 | Fr | In nature | 0.07 | – | 0.07 | |
Barroquinha | Anacardiaceae | |||||||
Spondias mombin L. | Cajarana | – | Fr | Juice, sweeties, and in nature | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | |
Spondias sp. | Cajazeira | – | Fr | Juice and in nature | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.05 | |
Arecaceae | ||||||||
Syagrus oleracea Mart. | Côco Catolé | 17.567 | Fr | In nature | 0.11 | – | 0.11 | |
Capparaceae | ||||||||
Crateva tapia L. | Trapiá | – | Fr | In nature | 0.06 | – | 0.06 | |
Fabaceae | ||||||||
Hymenoca courbaril L. | Jatobá | 17.582 | Fr | In nature | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | |
Myrtaceae | ||||||||
Eugenia uvalha Cambess. | Ubáia | – | Fr | In nature | 0.06 | – | 0.06 | |
Olacaceae | ||||||||
Ximenia americana L. | Ameixa | 17.557 | Fr | In nature | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | |
Passifloraceae | ||||||||
Passiflora foetida L. | Canapú | – | Fr | In nature | 0.06 | – | 0.06 | |
Rhamnaceae | ||||||||
Ziziphus joazeiro Mart. | Juazeiro | 17.575 | Fr | In nature | 0.22 | 0.06 | 0.17 | |
Sapotaceae | ||||||||
Sideroxylon obtusifolium (Roem. & Schult.) T.D.Penn | Quixabeira | 17.625 | Fr | In nature | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | |
Pau D’Arco | Anacardiaceae | |||||||
Spondias mombin L. | Cajarana | – | Fr | In nature | 0.07 | 0.07 | – | |
Arecaceae | ||||||||
Copernicia prunifera (Miller) H.E.Moore | Carnaúba | 17.553 | Fr | In nature | 0.36 | 0.07 | 0.29 | |
Burseraceae | ||||||||
Commiphora leptophloeos (Mart.) J.B.Gillet | Umburana | 17.642 | Fr | In nature | 0.21 | 0.07 | 0.14 | |
Capparaceae | ||||||||
Crateva tapia L. | Trapiá | – | Fr | In nature | 0.21 | – | 0.21 | |
Fabaceae | ||||||||
Amburana cearensis (Allemão) A.C.Sm. | Cumarú | 17.638 | Fr | In nature | 0.07 | – | 0.07 | |
Olacaceae | ||||||||
Ximenia americana L. | Ameixa | 17.557 | Fr | In nature | 0.93 | 0.79 | 0.14 | |
Rhamnaceae | ||||||||
Ziziphus joazeiro Mart. | Juazeiro | 17.575 | Fr | In nature | 0.43 | 0.29 | 0.14 | |