Table 4 Wild vegetable plants in/near the homegardens in Wa villages
Scientific name | Family | Habitats | Other usages |
|---|---|---|---|
Acacia pennata | Fabaceae | Forest | Â |
Aralia chinensis | Araliaceae | Forest | Medicinal |
Bombax ceiba | Malvaceae | Forest, forest edge, roadside | Ornamental, textile |
Buddleja officinalis | Loganiaceae | Forest edge, roadside | Dyeing, medicinal |
Colocasia gigantea | Araceae | Roadside | Â |
Ensete wilsonii | Musaceae | Roadside | Â |
Eryngium foetidum | Apiaceae | Roadside | Seasoning |
Houttuynia cordata | Saururaceae | Roadside | Seasoning |
Mentha canadensis | Lamiaceae | Roadside | Medicinal |
Oenanthe javanica | Apiaceae | Low wetlands, shallow marshes, riverbanks | Medicinal |
Polygonum viscosum | Polygonaceae | Roadside | Seasoning |
Portulaca oleracea | Portulacaceae | Roadside | Medicinal |
Solanum americanum | Solanaceae | Forest edge, roadside | Medicinal |
Taraxacum mongolicum | Asteraceae | Roadside | Medicinal |
Zanthoxylum bungeanum | Rutaceae | Forest, forest edge | Medicinal, seasoning |