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Table 2 Food plants mentioned by people from the Serra dos Morgados Village, Bahia Northeastern Brazil

From: Socioeconomic factors influencing knowledge and consumption of food plants by a human group in a mountainous environment in the semiarid region of Bahia, Northeast Brazil

Common name

Scientific name (Família)

Consumed part

Form of consumed

SIa (P value)

Abacate

Persea americana Mill. (Lauraceae)

Fruit

In natura/smoothie

0.3959 (0.0000)

Abacaxi

Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. (Bromeliaceae)

Fruit

In natura/juice

0.0979 (0.4672)

Abóbora

Cucurbita sp. (Cucurbitaceae)

Fruit

Cooked

0.0731 (0.2459)

Acerola

Malpighia emarginata DC. (Malpighiaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.1399 (0.2030)

Alface

Lactuca sativa L. (Asteraceae)

Leaf

Salad

0.1210 (0.3327)

Alho poro

Allium ampeloprasum L. (Amaryllidaceae)

Leaf (“Stalk”)

Spice

0.0163 (0.0067)

Amora

Rubus sp. (Rosaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0416 (0.0587)

Andu

Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth (Fabaceae)

Fruit

Cooked

0.0424 (0.0618)

Anoma

Annona squamosa L. (Annonaceae)

Fruit

In natura/juice

0.0035 (0.0006)

Araçá

Campomanesia guazumifolia (Cambess.) O. Berg (Myrtaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.3316 (0.0000)

Araucária

Araucaria angustifolia (Bert.) O. Kuntze (Araucaraceae)

Fruit/seeds

Cooked/roasted

0.0052 (0.0009)

Banana

Musa paradisiaca L. (Musaceae)

Fruit

In natura/smoothie/roasted

0.3339 (0.0000)

Batata doce

Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam (Convolvulaceae)

Root

Cooked/roasted

0.0820 (0.3212)

Beterraba

Beta vulgaris L. (Quenopodiaceae)

Root

In natura/cooked

0.0983 (0.4703)

Bredo

Amaranthus viridis L. (Amaranthaceae)

Leaf

Cooked/in natura

0.0230 (0.0141)

Bruto da grota

Annona coriacea Mart. (Annonaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.2567 (0.0016)

Budinho

Amaranthus spinosus L. (Amaranthaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0959 (0.4368)

Burra leiteira

Euphorbia hyssopifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae)

Leaf

Cooked

0.0015 (0.0001)

Café

Coffea arabica L. (Rubiaceae)

Fruit

Roasted

0.1438 (0.1608)

Cajá

Spondias mombin L. (Anacardiaceae)

Fruit

In natura/juice

0.0447 (0.0676)

Caju

Anacardium occidentale L. (Anacardiaceae)

Pseudofruit (“Chestnut”)

In natura/juice/roasted

0.1403 (0.2054)

Caju do mato

Anacardium sp. (Anacardiaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0199 (0.0091)

Cambucá

Eugenia sp. (Myrtaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.2049 (0.0196)

Cambuí

Siphoneugena sp. (Myrtaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.3142 (0.0001)

Cana de macaco

Costus sp. (Costaceae)

Stalk

In natura

0.0430 (0.0615)

Carambola

Averrhoa carambola L. (Oxalidaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0268 (0.0197)

Caroá

Neoglaziovia variegata (Arruda) Mez (Bromeliaceae)

Fruit

In natura/cooked/roasted

0.1226 (0.3203)

Cebolinha

Allium schoenoprasum L. (Amaryllidaceae)

Leaf

Spice

0.0373 (0.0449)

Cenoura

Daucus carota L. (Apiaceae)

Root

In natura/cooked/crumbs

0.0935 (0.4251)

Cheirosa

Psidium ganevii Landrum & Funch (Myrtaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.5683 (0.0000)

Chuchu

Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. (Cucurbitaceae)

Fruit

Cooked

0.0357 (0.0396)

Coco

Cocos nucifera L. (Arecaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0060 (0.0013)

Coentro

Coriandrum sativum L. (Apiaceae)

Leaf

Spice

0.0855 (0.3515)

Condessa

Annona reticulata L. (Annonaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0479 (0.0844)

Couve

Brassica sp. (Brassicaceae)

Leaf

Salad/cooked

0.0844 (0.3417)

Feijão

Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Fabaceae)

Fruit

Cooked

0.0663 (0.1941)

Genipapo

Genipa americana L. (Rubiaceae)

Fruit

Juice/liquor

0.0046 (0.0009)

Goiaba

Psidium guajava L. (Myrtaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.3206 (0.0000)

Graviola

Annona muricata L. (Annonaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.1435 (0.1818)

Guabiraba

Campomanesia xanthocarpa Mart. ex O. Berg (Myrtaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.2317 (0.0054)

Inhame

Dioscorea sp. (Dioscoreaceae)

Root

Cooked

0.0312 (0.0275)

Ingá

Inga sp. (Fabaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.2619 (0.0011)

Jabuticaba

Plinia cauliflora (DC.) Kausel (Myrtaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.2401 (0.0023)

Jaca

Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. (Moraceae)

Fruit and seed

In natura/cooked

0.4610 (0.0000)

Jaca pirão

Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. (Moraceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0208 (0.0101)

Jacuti

Indeterminate

Fruit

In natura

0.0134 (0.0043)

Jambolão

Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels (Myrtaceae)

Leaf

Cooked

0.0179 (0.0071)

Jatobá

Hymenaea sp. (Fabaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0282 (0.0214)

João gomes

Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn. (Talinaceae)

Leaf

Cooked

0.0333 (0.0331)

Juazeiro

Ziziphus joazeiro Mart. (Rhamnaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0501 (0.0913)

Laranja

Citrus sp. (Rutaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.3557 (0.0000)

Licuri

Syagrus coronata (Mart.) Becc. (Arecaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.1465 (0.1720)

Lima

Citrus limettioides Tanaka (Rutaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0253 (0.0160)

Limão

Citrus limonum Risso (Rutaceae)

Fruit

In natura/juice

0.1079 (0.4540)

Macambira

Bromelia laciniosa Mart. ex Schult. f. (Bromeliaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0203 (0.0095)

Mamão

Carica papaya L. (Caricaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.1109 (0.4270)

Mamão de veado

Solanum sp. (Solanaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0013 (0.0000)

Mandacaru

Cereus jamacaru DC. (Cactaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0748 (0.2516)

Mandioca

Manihot esculenta Crantz (Euphorbiaceae)

Root

Root/flour

0.1260 (0.3037)

Manga

Mangifera indica L. (Anacardiaceae)

Fruit

In natura/juice

0.3438 (0.0000)

Maracujá_de_boi

Passiflora cincinnata Mast. (Passifloraceae)

Fruit

Juice

0.1579 (0.1190)

Maracujá_doce

Passiflora sp. (Passifloraceae)

Fruit

In natura/Juice

0.1964 (0.0282)

Maracujina

Passiflora edulis Sims (Passifloraceae)

Fruit

Juice

0.0403 (0.0517)

Massaranduba

Micropholis sp. (Sapotaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.4326 (0.0000)

Maxixe

Cucumis anguria L. (Cucurbitaceae)

Fruit

Cooked

0.0313 (0.0280)

Melancia

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Mansf. (Cucurbitaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0914 (0.3967)

Melão

Cucumis melo L. (Cucurbitaceae)

Fruit

In natura/juice

0.0139 (0.0044)

Milho

Zea mays L. (Poaceae)

Seed (“grain”)

In natura/cooked

0.0503 (0.0921)

Murici

Byrsonima sericea DC. (Malpighiaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0780 (0.2781)

Murta

Myrtus communis L. (Myrtaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0592 (0.1413)

Oiti

Licania tomentosa (Benth.) Fritsch (Chrysobalanaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.2788 (0.0005)

Olho de porco

Cordiera sp. (Rubiaceae)

Fruit

In natura/Juice

0.1039 (0.5086)

Palma

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. (Cactaceae)

Fruit and Cladodium

In natura/cooked

0.0760 (0.2613)

Pepino

Cucumis sativus L. (Cucurbitaceae)

Fruit

In natura/cooked

0.0313 (0.0280)

Pimenta

Capsicum sp. (Solanaceae)

Fruit

Spice

0.0199 (0.0091)

Pinha

Annona squamosa L. (Annonaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.1348 (0.2413)

Pinha braba

Annona sp. (Annonaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0208 (0.0101)

Pitanga

Eugenia uniflora L. (Myrtaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0790 (0.2873)

Pitomba

Talisia esculenta (A. St-Hil.) Radlik. (Sapindaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0195 (0.0087)

Pitomba de cágado

Myrciaria sp. (Myrtaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0156 (0.0054)

Pursá

Myrcia splendens (Sw.) DC (Myrtaceae)

Fruit

In natura/juice

0.2640 (0.0011)

Quiabo

Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench (Malvaceae)

Fruit

Cooked

0.0052 (0.0010)

Repolho

Brassica sp.(Brassicaceae)

Leaf

Salad/cooked

0.0170 (0.0063)

Salsa

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Mansf. (Apiaceae)

Leaf

Spice

0.0402 (0.0512)

Seriguela

Spondias purpurea L. (Anacardiaceae)

Fruit

In natura/juice/jam

0.1878 (0.0397)

Sapucaia

Bowdichia virgilioides Kunth (Fabaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0781 (0.2792)

Serralha

Sonchus oleraceus L. (Asteraceae)

Leaf

Cooked

0.0304 (0.0260)

Taioba

Xanthosoma sagittifolium K. Koch (Araceae)

Leaf

Spice/flour

0.0617 (0.1574)

Tamarindo

Tamarindus indica L. (Fabaceae)

Fruit

In natura/juice

0.0565 (0.1247)

Tamoia

Annona vepretorum Mart. (Annonaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0038 (0.0009)

Tangerina

Citrus reticulata Blanco (Rutaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.2766 (0.0005)

Tomate

Solanum lycopersicum Lam. (Solanaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0104 (0.0029)

Tomate cereja

Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme (Alef.) Voss (Solanaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0273 (0.0197)

Umbuzeiro

Spondias tuberosa L. (Anacardiaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.1639 (0.0953)

Urucum

Bixa orellana L. (Bixaceae)

Seed

Coloring

0.0089 (0.0025)

Xique xique

Pilocereus gounellei F.A.C. Weber (Cactaceae)

Fruit

In natura

0.0104 (0.0029)

Xixó

Indeterminate

Fruit

In natura/juice

0.0069 (0.0017)