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The traditional use of wild edible plants in pastoral and agro ... link.springer.com Feb 23, 2023 4 facts
referenceStudies performed in other parts of Ethiopia have also shown a relatively higher number of wild edible plant species belonging to the families Malvaceae, Fabaceae, and Rhamnaceae.
claimThe high number of wild edible plants from the families Malvaceae, Fabaceae, and Rhamnaceae in the Mieso District is likely due to the better adaptation potential of these families across wider ranges of altitudes.
measurementAmong the wild edible plants documented in Mieso District, the family Malvaceae is the best-represented with 6 species, followed by Fabaceae and Rhamnaceae with 4 species each.
measurementAmong the wild edible plants documented in the Mieso District, the family Malvaceae is the best-represented with 6 species, followed by Fabaceae and Rhamnaceae (4 species each), Myricaceae (3 species), six families (Apocynaceae, Boraginaceae, Cactaceae, Primulaceae, Rubiaceae, Salicaceae) with 2 species each, and ten families with 1 species each.
Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Shabelle Zone, Eastern ... link.springer.com Feb 5, 2026 3 facts
claimThe most represented plant families in the Shabelle Zone study were Fabaceae, Malvaceae, and Burseraceae, which illustrates their ecological abundance in arid and semi-arid landscapes.
claimIn the Shabelle Zone, the botanical family Fabaceae was the most species-rich among documented wild edible plants, followed by Malvaceae, Burseraceae, Apocynaceae, and Rhamnaceae.
claimIn northeastern Nigeria, researchers documented 52 wild edible plant (WEP) species, with Fabaceae, Malvaceae, and Combretaceae being the most common families, and communities harvesting both whole plants and specific plant parts as an adaptive strategy in arid zones.
Ethnobotanical study of food plants used in traditional medicine in ... link.springer.com Nov 26, 2025 3 facts
measurementIn the ethnobotanical study conducted in Quitexe, Angola, the plant families Anacardiaceae, Asteraceae, and Malvaceae each contain four genera; Annonaceae, Arecaceae, Solanaceae, Lamiaceae, and Poaceae each contain three genera; and Burseraceae, Euphorbiaceae, Myrtaceae, and Zingiberaceae each contain two genera, with all other families represented by a single genus.
measurementThe plant families Annonaceae, Fabaceae, and Zingiberaceae are the most commonly used for treating human ailments, with each associated with nine diseases, followed by Malvaceae, Rutaceae, and Lamiaceae.
measurementAsteraceae, Lamiaceae, Malvaceae, and Poaceae each had four recorded medicinal food plant species with a Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC) of 0.056.
Assessment of the nutritional value of a wild edible plant Scorzonera ... discovery.researcher.life Dec 1, 2025 2 facts
measurementIn southern Yemen, the Apocynaceae family is the dominant plant family for wild edible plants with 18 species, followed by Asteraceae with 6 species and Malvaceae with 5 species.
measurementIn the Mieso District ethnobotanical study, the plant family Malvaceae was the best-represented with 6 species, followed by Fabaceae and Rhamnaceae with 4 species each.
Pharmacological Uses of New Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal ... academia.edu 1 fact
referenceS. Islam published a review study in 2019 in the American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research regarding the medicinal uses of plants within the Malvaceae family.
Pharmacological Uses of New Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 1 fact
claimPlants in the Malvaceae family have various medicinal uses.