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Table 3 Botanical data of plants families, genera and species

From: Wild edible plants traditionally collected and used in southern Yemen

Family name

Genera No

Species No

Number of used part

Apocynaceae

10

18

Stem: 15, Fruit: 1, Root: 1

Asteraceae

5

6

Leaf: 5, Root: 1

Malvaceae

2

5

Fruit: 3, Leaf: 2

Moraceae

1

4

Fruit: 4

Fabaceae

2

4

Fruit: 1, Stem gum: 3

Rhamnaceae

2

3

Fruit: 3

Amaranthaceae

1

3

Leaf: 3

Portulacaceae

1

2

Leaf 2

Aristolochiaceae

1

1

Leaf

Cleomaceae

1

1

Leaf

Lamiaceae

1

1

Leaf

Nyctaginaceae

1

1

Leaf

Plantaginaceae

1

1

Leaf

Vitaceae

1

1

Leaf

Xanthorrhoeaceae

1

1

Leaf juice

Cactaceae

1

1

Fruit

Cucurbitaceae

1

1

Fruit

Salvadoraceae

1

1

Fruit

Acanthaceae

1

1

Flower nectar

Polygonaceae

1

1

Flower nectar

Iridaceae

1

1

Corm

Total 21 families

37 genera

58 species

See Table 4