Table 1 Wild edible plant species and their attributes in the eight forest reserves of Teso-Karamoja region, Uganda
Family | Scientific name, authority, and voucher number | RFC | Citation area | Life form | Edible parts | Harvest mode | Cons. state | Season | IUCN GCS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acanthaceae | Justicia flava (Forssk.) Vahl (OJ 185) | 0.03 | 8 | Forb | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE |
Asystasia mysorensis (Roth) Anders.(OJ 26) | 0.03 | 1 | Forb | Ve | Plu | Co | Rainy | NE | |
Aloaceae | Aloe sp. (OJ 106) | 0.01 | 5 | Forb | Ve | Plu | Ra | Rainy | – |
Amaranthaceae | Psilotrichum axilliflorum Suess.(OJ 10) | 0.13 | 1 | Shrub | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | EN |
Amaranthus spinosa L.(OJ 37) | 0.01 | 2 | Forb | Ve | Plu | Co | Rainy | NE | |
Amaranthis hybridus L. subsp. cruentus (L) Thell (OJ 125) | 0.01 | 6 | Forb | Ve | Plu | Co | Rainy | NE | |
Amaranthus graecizans L.(OJ 126) | 0.01 | 6 | Forb | Ve | Plu | Co | Rainy | NE | |
Amaranthus spinosus L. (OJ 127) | 0.01 | 6 | Forb | Ve | Plu | Co | Rainy | NE | |
Cloeme sp. (OJ 24) | 0.03 | 1 | Forb | Ve | Plu | Co | Dry | NE | |
Anacardiaceae | Mangifera foetida Lour. (OJ 18) | 0.16 | 1,2,3 | Tree | Fr | Plu/Col | Ra | Rainy | DD |
Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich) Hochst. (OJ 58) | 0.23 | 2,3,4,5,7 | Tree | Fr | Col/Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Searsia pyroides (Burch.) Moffett (OJ 38) | 0.17 | 2,3 | Shrub | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Searsia ruspolii (Engl.) Moffett (OJ 81) | 0.17 | 4,5,6,7,8 | Shrub | Fr | Plu | Ra | Dry | NE | |
Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene (OJ 39) | 0.06 | 2 | Shrub | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Annonaceae | Monanthotaxis buchananii (Engl.) Verdc (OJ 36) | 0.12 | 2 | Shrub | Fr | Plu | Ra | Dry | NE |
Annona senegalensis Pers.(OJ 53) | 0.09 | 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | Shrub | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Apocynaceae | Leptadenia hastata (Schumach. & Thonn.) Decne (OJ 3) | 0.06 | 1 | Climber | Ve | Plu | Co | Dry | NE |
Carissa spinarum L.(OJ 4) | 1.00 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | Shrub | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Ceropegia johnstonii (N.E.Br.) Bruyns (OJ 78) | 0.10 | 4,5,6 | Forb | Tu | Dig | Co/Ra | Dry | NE | |
Saba comorensis (Bojer) Pichon (OJ 139) | 0.25 | 4,6,7,8 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
| Â | Scientific name and voucher number | Â | |||||||
Araceae | Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott (OJ 57) | 0.01 | 2 | Forb | Tu | Dig | Co | All | LC |
Arecaceae | Borassus aethiopum Mart. (OJ 63) | 0.04 | 2,7,8 | Tree | Fr | Col/Plu | Ra | Dry | LC |
Asparagaceae | Asparagus flagellaris (Kunth) Baker (OJ 52) | 0.13 | 2 | Forb | Ve | Plu | Co | All | NE |
Asteraceae | Lactuca inermis Forsk. (OJ 204) | 0.04 | 1 | Forb | Ve | Plu | Co | Rainy | NE |
Basellaceae | Basella alba L.(OJ 129) | 0.10 | 4 | Cimber | Ve | Plu | Co | Rainy | NE |
Brassicaceae | Arabis alpina L. (OJ 27) | 0.01 | 1 | Forb | Ve | Plu | Co | Rainy | NE |
Cactaceae | Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw.(OJ 111) | 0.01 | 5 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE |
Capparaceae | Maerua angolensis DC.(OJ 2) | 0.20 | 1,3 | Shrub | Ve | Plu | Co | Dry | NE |
Capparis fascicularis DC. (OJ 74) | 0.09 | 5,6 | Shrub | Ve | Plu | Co | Dry | NE | |
Caricaceae | Carica papaya L.(OJ 42) | 0.10 | 2 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Ra | All | DD |
Celastraceae | Catha edulis Forsk.(OJ 123) | 0.06 | 6 | Shrub | Ve | Plu | Ra | Rainy | LC |
Cucurbitaceae | Cucurbita sp. (OJ 51) | 0.06 | 2 | Climber | Fr/Ve | Plu | Co | All | – |
Momordica foetida Schum.(OJ 82) | 0.01 | 1,2,3 | Forb | Ve | Plu | Co | Rainy | NE | |
Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich.(OJ 44) | 0.06 | 5,7 | Climber | Fr | Plu | Co | Dry | NE | |
Dioscoreaceae | Dioscorea sp.(OJ 176) | 0.19 | 7,8 | Climber | Tu | Dig | Ra | Rainy | – |
Dioscorea sagittifolia var. lecardii (De Wild.) Nkounkou (OJ 72) | 0.10 | 4,5,6 | Climber | Tu | Dig | Co | Dry | NE | |
Dioscorea bulbifera L.(OJ 41) | 0.04 | 2 | Climber | Tu | Dig | Co | All | NE | |
Ebenaceae | Diospyros mesipiliformis A.DC.(OJ 6) | 0.07 | 1,2,5,6,7,8 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Ra | Dry | NE |
Diospyros sp. (OJ 21) | 0.13 | 1 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | – | |
Euclea divinorum Hiern (OJ 113) | 0.03 | 5,6 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Diospyros abyssinica (Hiern) F.White (OJ 94) | 0.06 | 5,6 | Tree | Se | Col | Ra | dry | NE | |
Ehretiaceae | Cordia monoica Roxb.(OJ 174) | 0.01 | 4 | Tree | Fr | Col/Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE |
Euphorbiaceae | Bridelia scleroneura Müll. Arg. (OJ 62) | 0.13 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE |
Fabaceae | Tamarindus indica L. (OJ 8) | 0.52 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Co/Ra | Dry | LC |
Vigna kirkii (Baker) J.B.Gillett (OJ 25) | 0.03 | 1,4,5,6 | Climber | Ve | Plu | Co | Dry | NE | |
Rhynchosia goetzei Harms (OJ 114) | 0.01 | 5 | Shrub | Se | Col | Co | Rainy | NE | |
Senegalia senegal (L.) Britton (OJ 68) | 0.01 | 5 | Tree | Gu | Plu | Ra | Dry | NE | |
Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby (OJ 20) | 0.03 | 1,2,7,8 | Forb | Ve | Plu | Co | All | NE | |
Hydnoraceae | Hydnora abyssinica A.Br.(OJ 80) | 0.14 | 4,5,6 | Shrub | Ve | Plu | Co | Rainy | NE |
Lamiaceae | Hoslundia opposita Vahl (OJ 30) | 0.03 | 2,6,7,8 | Forb | Fr | Plu | Ra | Dry | NE |
Vitex madiensis Oliv. (OJ 12) | 0.14 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Ocimum gratissimum L. (OJ 197) | 0.01 | 7 | Forb | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Vitex doniana Sweet (OJ 39) | 0.38 | 2,7,8 | Shrub | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | LC | |
Loganiaceae | Strychnos spinosa Lam. (OJ 34) | 0.06 | 4,5,6 | Shrub | Fr | Col/Plu | Ra | Dry | NE |
Strychnos innocua Delile (OJ 33) | 0.84 | 1,2,3,7,8 | Shrub | Fr | Col/Plu | Ra | Dry | NE | |
Strychnos sp.(OJ 150) | 0.01 | 6 | Tree | Fr/Se | Plu/Col | Ra | Dry | – | |
Malvaceae | Hibiscus cananabinus L.(OJ 28) | 0.03 | 1,6 | Forb | Ve | Plu | Co | Rainy | NE |
Hibiscus acetosella Welw. ex Fic. (OJ 166) | 0.01 | 4,5,6 | Shrub | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Sterculia setigera Del. (OJ 198) | 0.04 | 7,8 | Tree | Se | Col | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Grewia trichocarpa Hochst. ex A. Rich.(OJ 192) | 0.03 | 7,8 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Moraceae | Ficus mucuso Welw. ex Ficalho (OJ 73) | 0.33 | 4,5,6,7,8 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE |
Ficus natalensis Hochst. (OJ 65) | 0.01 | 4,5,6,7,8 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Ficus platyphylla Del.(OJ 86) | 0.03 | 4,5,6,7,8 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Ficus ovata Vahl (OJ 96) | 0.01 | 4,5,6,7,8 | Tree | Se | Col | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Ficus thonningii Bl.(OJ 185) | 0.06 | 7,8 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Ficus amadiensis De Wild.(OJ 105) | 0.23 | 4,5,6 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Ficus ingens (Miq.) Miq.(OJ 189) | 0.10 | 7,8 | Tree | Ve | Plu | Co | Rainy | NE | |
Musaceae | Musa paradisiaca L. (OJ 187) | 0.01 | 7,8 | Forb | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE |
Myrtaceae | Psidium guajava L. (OJ 64) | 0.01 | 2 | Shrub | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE |
Papilionaceae | Crotalaria sp. (OJ 199) | 0.03 | 1 | Forb | Ve | Plu | Co | Rainy | NE |
Passifloraceae | Passiflora edulis Sims (OJ 32) | 0.10 | 2 | Climber | Fr | Col/Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE |
Pedaliaceae | Sesamum angustifolium (Oliv.) Engl (OJ 29) | 0.03 | 1,2 | Forb | Ve | Plu | Co | Rainy | NE |
Poaceae | Oxytenanthera abyssinica (A.Rich.) Munro (OJ 180) | 0.01 | 7,8 | Grass | Ve | Plu | Co | Rainy | NE |
Polygonaceae | Oxygonum sinuatum (Hochst. & Steud. ex Meisn.) Damm. (OJ 200) | 0.03 | 1 | Forb | Ve | Plu | Co | Rainy | NE |
Rhamnaceae | Ziziphus mucronata Willd. (OJ 179) | 0.22 | 1,4,5,6,7,8 | Shrub | Fr | Plu | Ra | Dry | NE |
Rubiaceae | Catunaregam nilotica (Stapf) Tirveng. (OJ 9) | 0.16 | 1,2,3 | Shrub | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE |
Mitragyna stipulosa (DC.) Kuntze (OJ 184) | 0.01 | 7,8 | Tree | Fr | Col | Ra | Rainy | VU | |
Canthium lactescens Hierm (OJ 11) | 0.10 | 1,6 | Shrub | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Gardenia ternifolia Schumach. & Thonn.(OJ 146) | 0.03 | 6 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Ra | Dry | NE | |
Vangueria apiculata K.Schum. (OJ 104) | 0.26 | 1,4,5,6,7,8 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Rytigynia neglecta (Hiern) Robyns (OJ 107) | 0.01 | 5 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Rutaceae | Zanthoxylum leprieurii Guill. & Perr.(OJ 23) | 0.04 | 1,5 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Co | Dry | NE |
Salicaceae | Dovyalis abyssinica (Rich.) Warb. (OJ 67) | 0.20 | 4,5,6 | Shrub | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE |
Oncoba spinosa Forssk (OJ 201) | 0.06 | 4,5,6 | Shrub | Fr | Pl | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Sapindaceae | Allophylus rubifolius (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Engl.(OJ 15) | 0.07 | 1 | Shrub | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE |
Sapotaceae | Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn. (OJ 7) | 0.22 | 1,3,4,5,6,7,8 | Tree | Fr/Se | Col | Co/Ra | Rainy | VU |
Solanaceae | Physalis lagascae Roem. & Schult. (OJ 19) | 0.01 | 1 | Forb | Fr | Plu | Ra | Dry | LC |
Physalis peruviana L.(OJ 59) | 0.06 | 2 | Forb | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Solanum lycopersicum L. (OJ 31) | 0.09 | 2 | Forb | Fr | Plu | Co | Rainy | NE | |
Capsicum frutescens L.(OJ 35) | 0.07 | 2 | Forb | Fr | Plu | Co/Ra | All | LC | |
Tiliaceae | Grewia villosa Willd (OJ 17) | 0.38 | 1,4,5,7,8 | Shrub | Fr | Plu | Ra | Dry | NE |
Grewia mollis Juss. (OJ 22) | 0.19 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | Shrub | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Verbanaceae | Lantana camara L.(OJ 47) | 0.06 | 2 | Shrub | Fr | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE |
Lippia abyssinica (Otto & A.Dietr.) Cufod.(OJ 182) | 0.03 | 8 | Forb | Se | Plu | Ra | Rainy | NE | |
Vitaceae | Cyphostemma cyphopetalum (Fresen.) Desc.(OJ 202) | 0.07 | 1,2,4,5,6,7,8 | Climber | Ve | Plu | Co | All | NE |
Ximeniaceae | Ximenia americana L. (OJ 5) | 0.43 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Ra | Dry | NE |
Zingiberaceae | Curcuma longa L. (OJ 55) | 0.19 | 2,3,7,8 | Forb | Fr | Plu | Ra | Dry | NE |
Zygophyllaceae | Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile (OJ 1) | 0.64 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | Tree | Fr/Ve | Plu/Col | Co/Ra | Dry | NE |
Tribulus terrestris L. (OJ 203) | 0.01 | 6 | Forb | Ve | Plu | Co | Rainy | NE | |
Balanites rotundifolia (van Tiegh.) Blatter (OJ 164) | 0.03 | 4,5 | Tree | Fr | Plu | Ra | Dry | NE | |