Table 8 Similar WEPs used in Arab region and in limited regional countries (14 WEPs)
From: Wild edible plants traditionally collected and used in southern Yemen
WEP used in study area | Same WEP used in other Arab and (regional countries) |
|---|---|
Hydnora abyssinica | Oman, (Uganda) |
Cynanchum viminale | Oman, (South Africa) |
Grewia erythraea | Oman, (Angola, Ethiopia) |
Amaranthus spinosus | Libya, (Angola, Himalaya) |
Lactuca serriola | Libya, (Turkey) |
Opuntia ficus-indica | Libya, Algeria, (Ethiopia) |
Plantago major | Libya, Lebanon, (Spain) |
Coccinia grandis | Saudi Arabia, (Ethiopia, Himalaya) |
Ficus palmata | Saudi Arabia, (Ethiopia, Pakistan) |
Ficus sycomorus | Sudan, Palestine (Ethiopia) |
Grewia tenax | Sudan, (Ethiopia) |
Sonchus oleraceus | Egypt, Tunisia, Iraq (Turkey) |
Portulaca oleracea | Oman, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Somalia (Turkey) |
Ziziphus spina-christi | Oman, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Palestine, Tunisia, Morocco (Angola, Ethiopia) |