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• A typical industrial hemp plant is composed of stalks, flowers, leaves, roots, and seeds, with the stalk consisting of a hollow inner core of rigid woody material called hurd surrounded by a layer of long fibers known as bast.
• Leaves are the most frequently cited edible plant organ in the study, accounting for 39.62% of mentions, followed by fruits (28.3%), seeds (8.49%), inflorescences (5.66%), cloves (3.77%), and stem bark (3.77%).
• The edible parts of wild plants in the study area include fruits, tubers, young stems, flower nectar, whole parts, gum, leaves, and seeds, with fruits being the most commonly used part (18 species, 54.5%), followed by gum (4 species, 12.12%).
• In medicinal formulations used by the Quitexe people, leaves are the most commonly utilized plant organ (43.62%), followed by stem bark (13.83%), fruits (12.77%), seeds (6.38%), and roots (4.26%).
• In plants, nutrients absorbed from the soil are transported from heterotrophic roots to seeds via autotrophic shoots or leaves using specific transporter proteins, including channels, carriers, and pumps.
• In higher plants, nutrients absorbed from the soil are transported from heterotrophic roots to seeds via autotrophic shoots or leaves using specific transporter proteins, including channels, carriers, and pumps.
• The dietary use of wild fruits, nuts, seeds, and leaves is documented in numerous historical records.
• Seeds are calorie-dense because they are biologically designed to contain sufficient energy to support plant growth, whereas leaves are less calorie-dense and provide essential phytonutrients and micronutrients.
• Consumption of fruits and leaves is higher than the consumption of roots, seeds, and inner stem parts in the Goba District.
• The preferential use of leaves over roots, flowers, seeds, and fruits in traditional medicinal practices supports sustainable conservation by reducing the risk of overexploitation and depletion of plant species, as noted in study [50].