Family/Species	Habit	Part Eaten	References
Acanthaceae
Asystasia gangetica (L.) T.Anderson	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[134,158,159,160,161,166,167]
Asystasia mysorensis (Roth) T.Anderson	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[159,160,166,167,169]
Crabbea velutina S.Moore	Herb	General	[163]
Crossandra mucronata Lindau	Herb	Flowers	[13,163]
Crossandra nilotica Oliv.	Herb	General	[163]
Dyschoriste radicans Nees	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[159,160,169]
Justicia anagalloides (Nees) T.Anderson	Herb	General	[162]
Justicia caerulea Forssk.	Herb	General	[163]
Justicia calyculata Deflers	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[159,160,163]
Justicia ladanoides Lam.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[16,163]
Justicia matammensis (Schweinf.) Oliv.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[16,169]
Justicia odora (Forssk.) Lam.	Herb	General	[163]
Achariaceae
Rawsonia lucida Harv. & Sond.	Tree	Fruits	[13,142]
Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.	Shrub/subshrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[134]
Alismataceae
Burnatia enneandra Micheli	Herb	Tubers	[156]
Amaranthaceae
Achyranthes aspera L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[159,160,169]
Amaranthus blitum L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[12,134,159,160,166,167]
Amaranthus caudatus L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[134]
Amaranthus graecizans L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[12,13,18,157,159,160,162,163,165,166,167]
Amaranthus hybridus L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[12,16,18,134,159,160,162,166,167,169]
Amaranthus sparganiocephalus Thell.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[166,167]
Amaranthus spinosus L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[134,159,160,166,167]
Amaranthus thunbergii Moq.	Herb	General	[163]
Amaranthus tortuosus Hornem. (exotic)	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[165,166]
Caroxylon dendroides (Pall.) Tzvelev (exotic)	Shrub/subshrub	Leaves	[13]
Celosia argentea L.	Herb	Stems, leaves (vegetable)	[18,134]
Celosia schweinfurthiana Schinz	Subshrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[16]
Celosia trigyna L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[169]
Chenopodium opulifolium Schrad. ex W.D.J.Koch & Ziz	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[13,16,159,160,169]
Cyathula orthacantha (Hochst. ex Asch.) Schinz	Herb	General	[163]
Digera muricata (L.) Mart.	Herb	Leaves, flowers (vegetable)	[18,163,166,167]
Ouret lanata (L.) Kuntze	Subshrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[166,167]
Psilotrichum sericeum (J.Koenig ex Roxb.) Dalzell	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[161]
Pupalia lappacea (L.) Juss.	Herb	General	[163]
Sericocomopsis hildebrandtii Schinz	Subshrub/shrub	General	[163]
Amaryllidaceae
Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Raf.	Herb	General	[163]
Anacardiaceae
Anacardium occidentale L. (exotic)	Tree	Fruits	[158]
Lannea alata (Engl.) Engl.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100,142,167]
Lannea edulis (Sond.) Engl.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[167]
Lannea fulva (Engl.) Engl.	Shrub/tree	Fruits
Lannea rivae (Chiov.) Sacleux	Shrub/tree	Fruits, bark, tubers	[13,100,142,163,165,167]
Lannea schimperi (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Engl.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[167]
Lannea schweinfurthii (Engl.) Engl.	Shrub/tree	Fruits; bark (tea)	[14,100,142,163,167]
Lannea triphylla (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Engl.	Shrub/tree	Fruits, roots; bark (tea)	[13,18,142,156,163,167]
Ozoroa insignis Delile	Shrub/tree	Gum	[13,163]
Pistacia aethiopica Kokwaro	Tree	Roots (tea)	[142]
Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst.	Tree	Seeds, fruits	[100,134,142,161,163,165,167]
Sclerocarya gillettii Kokwaro	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Searsia crenulata (A.Rich.) Moffett	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100]
Searsia longipes (Engl.) Moffett	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100,167]
Searsia natalensis (Bernh. ex C.Krauss) F.A.Barkley	Shrub/tree	Fruits; leaves (chewed); leaves, bark (tea)	[14,16,142,162,163,166,167]
Searsia pyroides (Burch.) Moffett	Shrub/tree	Fruits; leaves (tea)	[14,16,142,167]
Searsia quartiniana (A.Rich.) A.J.Mill.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[167]
Searsia ruspolii (Engl.) Moffett	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[167]
Searsia tenuinervis (Engl.) Moffett	Shrub/tree	Fruits; leaves (chewed, vegetable)	[142,166,167]
Sorindeia madagascariensis (Spreng.) DC.	Tree	Fruits	[100,142]
Annonaceae
Annona senegalensis Pers.	Shrub/tree	Fruits; bark (chewed)	[16,142,167]
Annona squamosa L. (exotic)	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[158]
Monodora myristica (Gaertn.) Dunal	Tree	Seeds	[142]
Uvaria acuminata Oliv.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100,142,167]
Uvaria denhardtiana Engl. & Diels	Shrub	Fruits	[142]
Uvaria kirkii Oliv. ex Hook.f.	Shrub	Fruits	[142]
Uvaria lucida Bojer ex Benth.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[161]
Uvaria scheffleri Diels	Shrub/liana/tree	Fruits	[13,142,163,165,167]
Uvariodendron anisatum Verdc.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[14]
Apiaceae
Afroligusticum linderi (C.Norman) P.J.D.Winter	Herb	Roots	[13]
Apocynaceae
Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) Codd	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142,155]
Acokanthera schimperi (A.DC.) Schweinf.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142,155,167]
Ancylobothrys petersiana (Klotzsch) Pierre	Shrub	Fruits	[100,142,155,161]
Ancylobothrys tayloris (Stapf) Pichon	Liana	Fruits	[142]
Baseonema gregorii Schltr. & Rendle	Herb	Tubers	[13]
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton	Shrub/tree	Seeds	[18]
Caralluma arachnoidea (P.R.O.Bally) M.G.Gilbert	Herb	General	[164]
Carissa bispinosa (L.) Desf. ex Brenan	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Carissa spinarum L.	Shrub/tree	Fruits, flowers; roots (vegetable)	[13,14,16,18,100,142,155,156,163,165,167]
Carissa tetramera (Sacleux) Stapf	Shrub	Fruits, roots	[100,155,158,161]
Ceropegia ballyana Bullock	Herb	General	[164]
Ceropegia johnstonii (N.E.Br.) Bruyns	Herb	Tubers	[18,156,162]
Ceropegia stenantha K.Schum.	Herb	Tubers	[13]
Ceropegia stenoloba Hochst. ex Chiov.	Herb	Tubers	[13]
Ceropegia woodii Schltr.	Herb	Tubers	[156,163]
Cynanchum hastifolium K.Schum.	Herb	Fruits	[13,163]
Cynanchum insipidum (E.Mey.) Liede & Khanum	Herb	Fruits; leaves (vegetable)	[13,156,159,160,166]
Cynanchum viminale (L.) L.	Herb	Raw stems edible; roots (vegetable)	[156,163,167]
Desmidorchis retrospiciens Ehrenb.	Herb	General	[163,164]
Dictyophleba lucida (K.Schum.) Pierre	Liana	Fruits	[142,155]
Echidnopsis dammanniana E.Dammann & Sprenger	Herb	General	[163]
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton	Subshrub/shrub	General	[163]
Hunteria zeylanica (Retz.) Gardner ex Thwaites	Tree	Leaves (vegetable)	[158]
Landolphia buchananii (Hallier f.) Stapf	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142,155,167]
Landolphia kirkii Dyer ex Hook.f.	Liana	Fruits; leaves (vegetable)	[142,155,158,167]
Leptadenia lanceolata (Poir.) Goyder	Liana	Leaves (vegetable)	[18,162,166,167]
Marsdenia schimperi Decne.	Liana	General	[162]
Mondia whitei (Hook.f.) Skeels	Liana	Roots	[155,167]
Monolluma socotrana (Balf.f.) Meve & Liede	Herb	Stems	[13,163]
Orbea dummeri (N.E.Br.) Bruyns	Herb	General	[163]
Orbea tubiformis (E.A.Bruce & P.R.O.Bally) Bruyns	Herb	General	[163]
Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov.	Herb	General	[163]
Rauvolfia caffra Sond.	Tree	Stems (ferment beer)	[155]
Saba comorensis (Bojer ex A.DC.) Pichon	Liana	Fruits; plant used to make sour milk	[16,142,155,158,161,165,167]
Schlechterella africana (Schltr.) K.Schum.	Herb	Tubers	[156]
Stathmostelma pedunculatum (Decne.) K.Schum.	Herb	Roots	[156]
Stathmostelma propinquum (N.E.Br.) Schltr.	Herb	Tubers	[167]
Strophanthus mirabilis Gilg	Shrub	Roots	[142,155]
Tabernaemontana elegans Stapf	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[155]
Vincetoxicum diplostigma Meve & Liede	Subshrub	General	[163]
Vincetoxicum fruticulosum (Decne.) Decne.	Shrub/subshrub	General	[163]
Aquifoliaceae
Ilex mitis (L.) Radlk.	Shrub/tree	Roots (vegetable)	[156]
Araceae
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott (exotic)	Herb	Tubers; leaves (vegetable)	[14,159,160]
Gonatopus boivinii (Decne.) Engl.	Herb	Famine food	[161]
Stylochaeton borumense N.E.Br.	Herb	General	[163]
Arecaceae
Areca catechu L. (exotic)	Tree	Nuts	[163]
Borassus aethiopum Mart.	Tree	Fruit	[134,142,167]
Cocos nucifera L. (exotic)	Tree	Fruits	[16,158]
Elaeis guineensis Jacq.	Tree	Make wine	[142]
Hyphaene compressa H.Wendl.	Tree	Germinating seeds; fruit juice drunk; wine tapped stem	[18,161,162,163,165,167]
Hyphaene coriacea Gaertn. (exotic)	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[18,167]
Hyphaene petersiana Klotzsch ex Mart.	Tree	Fruit	[157]
Phoenix reclinata Jacq.	Tree	Fruit	[142,167]
Aristolochiaceae
Hydnora abyssinica A.Br.	Herb	Tubers, fruits, buds	[16,18,100,162,163,166,167]
Asparagaceae
Asparagus buchananii Baker	Shrub	General	[163]
Asparagus falcatus L.	Shrub	General	[164]
Chlorophytum blepharophyllum Schweinf. ex Baker	Herb	Tubers	[156]
Chlorophytum macrophyllum (A.Rich.) Asch.	Herb	Tubers	[156]
Dracaena ellenbeckiana Engl.	Shrub/tree	General	[163]
Drimia indica (Roxb.) Jessop	Herb	Tubers	[156,157,163]
Ornithogalum gracillimum R.E.Fr.	Herb	Tubers	[156]
Asphodelaceae
Aloe deserti A.Berger	Shrub/subshrub	Ferment beer	[167]
Aloe kedongensis Reynolds	Shrub	Ferment beer	[167]
Aloe ngongensis Christian	Shrub	Ferment beer	[167]
Aloe secundiflora Engl.	Herb	Ferment beer; nectar, inflorescence	[167]
Aloe turkanensis Christian	Shrub	Roots used to flavor beer	[157,163]
Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. (exotic)	Herb	Leaves	[18]
Asteraceae
Aspilia kotschyi (Sch.Bip. ex Hochst.) Oliv.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[159,160]
Aspilia pluriseta Schweinf. ex Engl.	Shrub	General	[164]
Bidens pilosa L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[79,159,160,161,163,167,169]
Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[134,166,167]
Dicoma tomentosa Cass.	Herb	General	[163]
Emilia discifolia (Oliv.) C.Jeffrey	Herb	General	[163]
Erigeron bonariensis L. (exotic)	Herb	General	[163]
Ethulia conyzoides L.f.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[134]
Galinsoga parviflora Cav. (exotic)	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[167]
Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch.Bip.	Shrub/tree	Leaves (vegetable)	[167]
Kleinia squarrosa Cufod.	Shrub	General	[164]
Lagascea mollis Cav. (exotic)	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[159,160]
Launaea cornuta (Hochst. ex Oliv. & Hiern) C.Jeffrey	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[14,158,159,160,165,166,167]
Solanecio angulatus (Vahl) C.Jeffrey	Herb	Fruits	[158]
Sonchus oleraceus L. (exotic)	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[134,167]
Sonchus schweinfurthii Oliv. & Hiern	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[16,169]
Vernonia popeana C.Jeffrey	Herb	General	[163]
Basellaceae
Basella alba L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[12,16,159,160,166,167,169]
Bignoniaceae
Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth.	Tree	Fruit (ferment beer)	[14,16,134,142,157,163,165,167]
Boraginaceae
Cordia africana Lam.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[13,142]
Cordia crenata Delile	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142,157,163]
Cordia monoica Roxb.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142,163,164,167]
Cordia quercifolia Klotzsch	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[164]
Cordia sinensis Lam.	Shrub/tree	Fruits; fruits (make beer)	[18,100,142,156,157,162,163,164,167]
Cordia somaliensis Baker	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Ehretia janjalle Verdc.	Shrub	Fruits	[142]
Euploca ovalifolia (Forssk.) Diane & Hilger	Herb/subshrub	General	[163]
Heliotropium longiflorum (A.DC.) Jaub. & Spach	Subshrub	General	[163]
Heliotropium zeylanicum (Burm.f.) Lam.	Subshrub	General	[163]
Trichodesma zeylanicum (Burm.f.) R.Br.	Herb/subshrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[159,160]
Brassicaceae
Brassica carinata A.Braun (exotic)	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[166]
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[160]
Erucastrum arabicum Fisch. & C.A.Mey.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[159,160,166,167]
Burseraceae
Boswellia neglecta S.Moore	Shrub/tree	Gum/resin, fruits; bark (tea)	[13,100,157,163,164,167]
Commiphora africana (A.Rich.) Engl.	Shrub/tree	Shoots, bark, roots, gum	[13,18,100,156,163,164,167]
Commiphora baluensis Engl.	Tree	Fruits, shoots	[13]
Commiphora edulis subsp. boiviniana (Engl.) J.B.Gillett	Shrub/tree	Fruits, shoots	[13,163,164]
Commiphora eminii subsp. zimmermannii (Engl.) J.B.Gillett	Tree	Fruits edible	[14]
Commiphora hildebrandtii Engl.	Shrub/tree	Roots chewed when thirsty	[156]
Commiphora kataf (Forssk.) Engl.	Shrub/tree	Fruits, shoots	[13]
Commiphora kua (R.Br. ex Royle) Vollesen	Shrub/tree	Stems, roots (chewed when thirsty)	[156,157,164]
Commiphora mollis (Oliv.) Engl.	Shrub/tree	Fruits, shoots, gum	[13]
Commiphora myrrha (T.Nees) Engl.	Shrub/tree	General	[163]
Commiphora rostrata Engl.	Shrub/tree	Leaves, bark, seeds; leaves (vegetables); bark (tea)	[18,142,157,166]
Commiphora samharensis Schweinf.	Shrub/tree	General	[163]
Commiphora sarandensis subsp. moyaleensis J.B.Gillett	Shrub	Root swellings chewed when thirsty	[142]
Commiphora schimperi (O.Berg) Engl.	Shrub/tree	Shoots, roots, gum; bark (tea)	[13,18,156,157,163,167]
Cactaceae
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. (exotic)	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[165]
Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. (exotic)	Subshrub	Fruits	[161]
Campanulaceae
Cyphia glandulifera Hochst. ex A.Rich.	Herb	Tubers; leaves (vegetable)	[13,166,167]
Lobelia fervens Thunb.	Herb	Whole plant (vegetable)	[134]
Canellaceae
Warburgia ugandensis Sprague	Tree	Bark, fruits	[18,142]
Cannabaceae
Celtis africana Burm.f.	Tree	Fruits	[13]
Trema orientale (L.) Blume	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Capparaceae
Boscia coriacea Graells	Shrub/tree	Fruits, cotyledons; twigs (flavor milk)	[18,100,142,157,162,163,164,167]
Boscia integrifolia J.St.-Hil.	Shrub/tree	Bark (tea; roots) eaten like potatoes.	[100,157,163]
Boscia mazzocchii (Chiov.) Fici & Kers	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Cadaba farinosa Forssk.	Shrub/tree	General	[163,164]
Capparis erythrocarpos Isert	Shrub	Fruits	[16]
Capparis fascicularis DC.	Shrub/tree	General	[163]
Capparis tomentosa Lam.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100,163]
Crateva adansonii DC.	Shrub/tree	Seeds	[142]
Elaeodendron schlechterianum (Loes.) Loes.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100]
Elaeodendron schweinfurthianum (Loes.) Loes.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100,142]
Gymnosporia heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Loes.	Shrub	Fruits; roots (vegetable)	[100,142]
Gymnosporia mossambicensis (Klotzsch) Loes.	Shrub	Fruits	[100]
Maerua angolensis DC.	Shrub/tree	General	[164]
Maerua denhardtiorum Gilg		Fruits/nuts	[13,142]
Maerua edulis (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) DeWolf	Herb	Fruits; roots used in soup/porridge; seeds, roots (water sweetener)	[13,16,18,100,142,162,164,165,167]
Maerua kirkii (Oliv.) F.White	Shrub/tree	Nuts	[13]
Maerua subcordata (Gilg) DeWolf	Shrub	Roots (chewed to quench thirst, boiled in broth, food); fruits	[156,157,163]
Maerua triphylla A.Rich.	Shrub/tree	Roots (porridge); fruits	[100]
Maytenus acuminata (L.f.) Loes.	Shrub/tree	Roots used in soup	[142]
Maytenus undata (Thunb.) Blakelock	Shrub/tree	Bark (tonic)	[142]
Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Thunb.) Loes.	Tree	Fruits	[16,100,142]
Salacia stuhlmanniana Loes.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100]
Thilachium africanum Lour.	Shrub/tree	Fruits, roots (porridge)	[13,100,134,142,156,161]
Thilachium thomasii Gilg	Shrub/tree	Fruits, roots (porridge)	[100,167]
Caricaceae
Carica papaya L. (exotic)	Tree	Leaves (vegetable)	[160]
Caryophyllaceae
Pollichia campestris Aiton	Subshrub	Fruits	[13]
Celastraceae
Catha edulis (Vahl) Endl.	Shrub/tree	Leaves, shoots (stimulants)	[142,167]
Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes.	Shrub/tree	Fruits, leaves, roots (vegetable)	[18,100,156]
Salacia elegans Welw. ex Oliv.	Liana	Seed/fruit	[134,142]
Salacia erecta (G.Don) Walp.	Liana	Fruit	[167]
Salacia madagascariensis (Lam.) DC.	Liana	Fruits	[142,167]
Chrysobalanaceae
Hirtella zanzibarica Oliv.	Tree	Seed/fruit	[134,142]
Parinari curatellifolia Planch. ex Benth.	Tree	Fruits	[134,142,167]
Cleomaceae
Cleome allamanii Chiov.	Herb	General	[163]
Cleome angustifolia Forssk.	Herb	General	[163,164]
Cleome brachycarpa Vahl ex DC.	Herb	General	[164]
Cleome gynandra L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[12,16,18,159,160,163,166,167,169]
Cleome hirta (Klotzsch) Oliv.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[159,160,166]
Cleome monophylla L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[166]
Cleome strigosa (Bojer) Oliv.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[134]
Clusiaceae
Garcinia buchananii Baker	Shrub/tree	Fruit	[142]
Garcinia livingstonei T.Anderson	Tree	Seed/fruit	[127,134,142,167]
Colchicaceae
Colchicum melanthioides (Willd.) J.C.Manning & Vinn. (exotic)	Herb	Corms	[156]
Combretaceae
Combretum aculeatum Vent.	Shrub/tree	Seeds, leaves, fruits	[18,100,157,163,165]
Combretum constrictum (Benth.) M.A.Lawson	Shrub	General	[164]
Combretum molle R.Br. ex G.Don	Shrub/tree	General	[163]
Terminalia brownii Fresen.	Tree	Fruits	[142,163]
Terminalia catappa L.	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Terminalia spinosa Engl.	Tree	Bark (tea)	[157,163]
Commelinaceae
Commelina africana L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[16,159,160,166,167]
Commelina benghalensis L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[16,159,160,165,166,167]
Commelina forskaolii Vahl	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[163,166]
Commelina imberbis Ehrenb. ex Hassk.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[166]
Connaraceae
Rourea minor (Gaertn.) Alston	Shrub/liana	Seed aril	[142]
Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[166,167]
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. (exotic)	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[160]
Ipomoea biflora (L.) Pers.	Herb	Tubers; leaves (vegetable)	[156,159,160,163]
Ipomoea donaldsonii Rendle	Shrub	General	[164]
Ipomoea elythrocephala Hallier f.	Herb	Roots	[13]
Ipomoea hildebrandtii Vatke	Shrub/subshrub	General	[163]
Ipomoea kituiensis Vatke	Shrub	General	[164]
Ipomoea lapathifolia Hallier f.	Herb	Tubers	[167]
Ipomoea longituba Hallier f.	Shrub	Tubers	[13,156,167]
Ipomoea mombassana Vatke	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[18,162,165,166,167]
Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl.	Herb	General	[164]
Ipomoea oenotherae (Vatke) Hallier f.	Herb	Tubers	[13,16,156,167]
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[134]
Ipomoea spathulata Hallier f.	Shrub	Roots used in soup	[142,163,164]
Jacquemontia tamnifolia (L.) Griseb.	Subshrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[134]
Seddera latifolia Hochst. & Steud.	Subshrub	General	[163]
Crassulaceae
Kalanchoe lanceolata (Forssk.) Pers.	Herb	General	[164]
Cucurbitaceae
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai	Herb	Fruit, leaves, seeds	[158,162,167]
Coccinia adoensis (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Cogn.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[16,114,169]
Coccinia grandiflora Cogn.	Herb	Roots	[13]
Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt	Herb	Fruits; leaves (vegetable)	[18,157,159,160,162,163,166,167]
Coccinia trilobata (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey	Herb	Fruits edible, leafy vegetable	[114,167]
Cucumis aculeatus Cogn.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[114,163]
Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[18,114,157,162,163,164,166,167]
Cucumis engleri (Gilg) Ghebret. & Thulin	Herb	General	[163]
Cucumis ficifolius A.Rich.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[166]
Cucumis melo L. (exotic)	Herb	Fruits (vegetable)	[16,134]
Cucumis prophetarum L.	Herb	Fruits	[114]
Cucumis pustulatus Naudin ex Hook.f.	Herb	General	[162,163,164]
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne (exotic)	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[160]
Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C.Jeffrey	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[114]
Kedrostis foetidissima (Jacq.) Cogn.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[114,163]
Kedrostis gijef (Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel.) C.Jeffrey	Liana	Leaves (vegetable)	[114,162,166]
Kedrostis pseudogijef (Gilg) C.Jeffrey	Liana	Fruits; leaves (vegetable)	[166,167]
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.	Herb	Fruits, seeds; leaves (vegetable)	[134,166,167]
Lagenaria sphaerica (Sond.) Naudin	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[114]
Momordica calantha Gilg	Herb	Fruits	[114]
Momordica charantia L.	Herb	Fruits; leaves (vegetable)	[134]
Momordica foetida Schumach.	Herb	Fruits	[114]
Momordica friesiorum (Harms) C.Jeffrey	Herb	General	[163]
Momordica rostrata Zimm.	Herb	Fruits; leaves (vegetable, tea)	[114,163,167]
Momordica spinosa (Gilg) Chiov.	Shrub	Fruits	[142]
Momordica trifoliolata Hook.f.	Herb	Fruits	[157,163]
Peponium vogelii (Hook.f.) Engl.	Herb	Fruits	[13,114]
Zehneria anomala C.Jeffrey	Herb	Fruits	[13]
Cyperaceae
Cyperus alatus subsp. albus (Nees) Lye	Herb	Bulbs	[13]
Cyperus amauropus Steud.	Herb	General	[163]
Cyperus blysmoides Hochst. ex C.B.Clarke	Herb	Roots/bulbs	[156,165,167]
Cyperus comosipes Mattf. & Kük. (exotic)	Herb	Roots	[13]
Cyperus rotundus L.	Herb	General	[163]
Cyperus rubicundus Vahl	Herb	General	[163]
Dichapetalaceae
Dichapetalum zenkeri Engl.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[127]
Didiereaceae
Calyptrotheca somalensis Gilg	Shrub	Root juice (quench thirst)	[142]
Dilleniaceae
Tetracera litoralis Gilg	Shrub/liana	Fruits	[158]
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea bulbifera L. (exotic)	Herb	Roots/tubers	[167]
Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata (Poir.) J.Miège (exotic)	Herb	Roots/tubers	[14]
Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax	Herb	Tubers; leaves (vegetable)	[127,134,158,167]
Dioscorea minutiflora Engl. (exotic)	Herb	Tubers	[167]
Dioscorea schimperiana Hochst. ex Kunth	Herb	Bulbs	[156]
Ebenaceae
Diospyros bussei Gürke	Tree	Fruits	[127]
Diospyros consolatae Chiov.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100]
Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A.DC.	Tree	Fruits/seeds	[165,167]
Diospyros natalensis (Harv.) Brenan	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[127]
Diospyros squarrosa Klotzsch	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[127]
Diospyros wajirensis F.White	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Euclea divinorum Hiern	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100,167]
Euclea racemosa L.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100]
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha indica L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[157]
Acalypha volkensii Pax	Shrub/subshrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[16,169]
Croton dichogamus Pax	Shrub/tree	Roots used in soup	[142,156]
Croton pseudopulchellus Pax	Shrub/tree	Stem smoke (flavor milk)	[127]
Erythrococca bongensis Pax	Shrub/tree	Leaves (vegetable)	[16,159,160,169]
Erythrococca fischeri Pax	Shrub/tree	General	[163]
Erythrococca kirkii (Müll.Arg.) Prain	Shrub/tree	Leaves (vegetable)	[142]
Euphorbia bussei Pax	Tree	Roasted roots	[100]
Euphorbia candelabrum Welw.	Tree	Roasted roots	[100]
Euphorbia scheffleri Pax	Shrub/tree	Meat tenderizer	[142]
Givotia gosai Radcl.-Sm.	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Manihot esculenta Crantz (exotic)	Shrub/tree	Leaves (vegetable)	[160]
Suregada zanzibariensis Baill.	Shrub	Fruits	[158]
Tragia impedita Prain	Shrub	Fruits	[165]
Fabaceae
Albizia adianthifolia (Schumach.) W.Wight	Tree	Leaves (vegetable)	[158]
Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin	Tree	Gum; stems used in soup	[163,167]
Albizia anthelmintica (A.Rich.) Brongn.	Shrub/tree	Leaves (vegetable)	[158]
Astragalus atropilosulus (Hochst.) Bunge	Subshrub	Roots chewed	[156]
Cajanus cajan (L.) Huth	Shrub	Seeds, fruits, leaves	[16,158,167]
Clitoria ternatea L.	Subshrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[165]
Craibia brownii Dunn	Tree	Seeds	[142]
Craibia laurentii (De Wild.) De Wild.	Shrub/tree	Bean	[13]
Crotalaria brevidens Benth.	Herb/subshrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[16,160,166,167,169]
Crotalaria lanceolata E.Mey.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[159]
Crotalaria ochroleuca G.Don	Herb/subshrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[159,160,166,167]
Crotalaria polysperma Kotschy	Herb	General	[163]
Crotalaria pycnostachya Benth.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[159]
Delonix elata (L.) Gamble	Shrub/tree	General	[163,164]
Dialium holtzii Harms	Tree	Fruits	[167]
Dialium orientale Baker f.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142,158,167]
Entada leptostachya Harms	Liana	Stem water drunk	[100]
Eriosema shirense Baker f.	Herb	Tubers	[167]
Erythrina abyssinica Lam.	Tree	Roots (tea)	[142]
Faidherbia albida (Delile) A.Chev.	Shrub/tree	General	[163]
Indigofera lupatana Baker f.	Shrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[165]
Indigofera schimperi Jaub. & Spach	Shrub	Tubers	[18]
Indigofera spinosa Forssk.	Shrub/subshrub	General	[164]
Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet	Herb	Leaves (vegetable); beans	[13,166,167]
Macrotyloma maranguense (Taub.) Verdc.	Herb	Roots	[156]
Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC.	Shrub	Bean	[13,142]
Ormocarpum kirkii S.Moore	Shrub/tree	Leaves (vegetable)	[158,164]
Ormocarpum trachycarpum (Taub.) Harms	Shrub/tree	General	[164]
Parkia filicoidea Welw. ex Oliv.	Tree	Fruit	[142]
Phaseolus vulgaris L. (exotic)	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[160]
Philenoptera eriocalyx (Harms) Schrire	Shrub/tree		[163]
Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh.	Shrub/tree	General	[134,165,167]
Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. (exotic)	Shrub/tree	General	[162]
Senegalia mellifera (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger	Shrub/tree	Gum	[142,157,162,163]
Senegalia polyacantha (Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger	Tree	Gum	[142]
Senegalia senegal (L.) Britton	Shrub/tree	Gum, fruits	[13,18,142,157,162,163,164,165,167]
Senna bicapsularis (L.) Roxb. (exotic)	Shrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[16]
Senna didymobotrya (Fresen.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby	Shrub/tree	Leaves (vegetable)	[165]
Senna italica Mill.	Herb/subshrub	General	[163]
Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby	Herb/subshrub	General	[163]
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link (exotic)	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[16,158,159,160,163,169]
Senna singueana (Delile) Lock	Shrub/tree	Fruit	[142]
Tamarindus indica L.	Tree	Fruit, leaves, seeds; fruit (food spice, vinegar substitute)	[14,16,18,134,142,158,161,162,163,165,166,167]
Tephrosia nubica (Boiss.) Baker	Subshrub	General	[163]
Tephrosia pumila (Lam.) Pers.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[16]
Tephrosia villosa subsp. ehrenbergiana (Schweinf.) Brummitt	Herb	General	[163]
Tylosema fassoglense (Kotschy ex Schweinf.) Torre & Hillc.	Herb	Fruit/seeds	[167]
Vachellia bussei (Harms ex Y.Sjöstedt) Kyal. & Boatwr.	Tree	Bark (tea)	[100]
Vachellia drepanolobium (Harms ex Y.Sjöstedt) P.J.H.Hurter	Shrub/tree	Galls, fruits, inner bark	[13,142,167]
Vachellia elatior (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr.	Tree	Bark (tea)	[18,157,163]
Vachellia etbaica (Schweinf.) Kyal. & Boatwr.	Shrub/tree	Gum	[157,163]
Vachellia gerrardii (Benth.) P.J.H.Hurter	Shrub/tree	Bark used in soup	[142]
Vachellia hockii (De Wild.) Seigler & Ebinger	Shrub/tree	Bark	[142,167]
Vachellia horrida (L.) Kyal. & Boatwr.	Shrub/tree	Galls	[13]
Vachellia kirkii (Oliv.) Kyal. & Boatwr.	Shrub/tree	Bark (tea)	[142]
Vachellia nilotica (L.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb.	Shrub/tree	Pods; pod, bark (used in tea)	[100,163,167]
Vachellia oerfota (Forssk.) Kyal. & Boatwr.		General	[162]
Vachellia paolii (Chiov.) Kyal. & Boatwr.	Shrub	Gum	[142]
Vachellia reficiens (Wawra & Peyr.) Kyal. & Boatwr.	Shrub/tree	Bark/gum	[13,18,142,162,164]
Vachellia seyal (Delile) P.J.H.Hurter	Shrub/tree	Gum; bark (tea)	[142,162,163,167]
Vachellia sieberiana (DC.) Kyal. & Boatwr.	Tree	Gum	[142]
Vachellia tortilis (Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi	Shrub/tree	Fruits/seeds, gum	[13,18,142,157,162,163,164,167]
Vachellia xanthophloea (Benth.) Banfi & Galasso	Tree	Gum	[142]
Vatovaea pseudolablab (Harms) J.B.Gillett	Herb	Fruits, flowers leaves (vegetables); tubers	[13,18,142,156,157,162,163,166,167]
Vigna friesiorum Harms	Herb	Tubers	[167]
Vigna frutescens A.Rich.	Herb	Roots	[13,156]
Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[159,160]
Vigna membranacea A.Rich.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable); roots	[13,156,163,165,166,167]
Vigna radiata (L.) R.Wilczek	Herb	General	[163]
Vigna schimperi Baker	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[159]
Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.	Herb	Seeds edible	[167]
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable); seeds	[16,158,159,160,163,166,167,169]
Vigna vexillata (L.) A.Rich.	Herb	Tubers chewed when thirsty	[156]
Wajira grahamiana (Wight & Arn.) Thulin & Lavin	Herb	Roots	[156]
Wajira praecox (Verdc.) Thulin & Lavin	Herb	Roots	[13]
Geraniaceae
Pelargonium quinquelobatum Hochst. ex A.Rich.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[13]
Hydrocharitaceae
Ottelia ulvifolia (Planch.) Walp.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[159,169]
Hypericaceae
Harungana madagascariensis Lam. ex Poir.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[14,134]
Hypoxidaceae
Hypoxis angustifolia Lam.	Herb	Corms	[156]
Hypoxis urceolata Nel	Herb	Corms	[156]
Icacinaceae
Pyrenacantha kaurabassana Baill.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[165]
Kirkiaceae
Kirkia tenuifolia Engl.	Shrub/tree	Bark chewed when thirsty	[142]
Lamiaceae
Hoslundia opposita Vahl	Shrub	Fruits, leaves (tea)	[13,16,100,142,161,163,167]
Leucas glabrata (Vahl) Sm.	Subshrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[158,163,164]
Leucas jamesii Baker	shrub	General	[164]
Leucas urticifolia (Vahl) Sm.	Herb	General	[163]
Mesosphaerum pectinatum (L.) Kuntze	Herb/subshrub	General	[163]
Ocimum americanum L.	Herb/subshrub	Seeds/leaves	[134]
Ocimum basilicum L.	Herb/subshrub	Leaves (flavor tea)	[167]
Ocimum gratissimum L.	Subshrub	Leaves (flavor tea)	[167]
Ocimum kilimandscharicum Gürke	Shrub	Leaves (flavor tea)	[142,167]
Premna chrysoclada (Bojer) Gürke	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[134,142]
Premna oligotricha Baker	Shrub	Fruits	[13]
Premna resinosa (Hochst.) Schauer	Shrub	Fruits/seeds	[13,134,142,163]
Vitex doniana Sweet	Tree	Fruits	[142,163,167]
Vitex ferruginea Schumach. & Thonn.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142,167]
Vitex fischeri Gürke	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Vitex mombassae Vatke	Shrub/tree	Fruits/seeds	[134,142,161,167]
Vitex payos (Lour.) Merr.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[14,142,161,165,167]
Vitex strickeri Vatke & Hildebrandt	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Limeaceae
Limeum viscosum var. kenyense Friedrich	Herb	General	[163]
Loganiaceae
Strychnos bredemeyeri (Schult.) Sprague & Sandwith	Liana	Tubers	[167]
Strychnos decussata (Pappe) Gilg	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100,142]
Strychnos henningsii Gilg	Shrub/tree	Fruits (ferment beer)	[167]
Strychnos innocua Delile	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142,167]
Strychnos madagascariensis Poir.	Tree	Fruits	[142,158,165,167]
Strychnos spinosa Lam.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[167]
Loranthaceae
Oncocalyx fischeri (Engl.) M.G.Gilbert	Shrub	General	[163]
Oncocalyx ugogensis (Engl.) Wiens & Polhill	Shrub	General	[163]
Lythraceae
Sonneratia alba Sm.	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Lawsonia inermis L.	Shrub/tree	General	[163]
Malpighiaceae
Acridocarpus zanzibaricus A.Juss.	Shrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[158]
Malvaceae
Abutilon fruticosum Guill. & Perr.	Herb/subshrub	General	[163]
Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet	Herb/subshrub	General	[163]
Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik.	Shrub	General	[163]
Adansonia digitata L.	Tree	Seeds; leaves, shoots, root tips, germinating seeds (vegetables); seed pulp (curdle milk, flavor food)	[14,100,134,142,156,161,165,166,167]
Corchorus olitorius L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[16,18,158,159,160,161,166,167]
Corchorus tridens L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[158,166]
Corchorus trilocularis L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[16,162,166,167,169]
Grewia arborea (Forssk.) Lam.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Grewia capitellata Bojer	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Grewia forbesii Harv. ex Mast.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100]
Grewia kakothamnos K.Schum.	Shrub	Fruits	[13]
Grewia lilacina K.Schum.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[13,142,164]
Grewia mollis Juss.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[18,142,162]
Grewia nematopus K.Schum.	Shrub	Fruits	[100]
Grewia penicillata Chiov.	Shrub	Fruits	[142]
Grewia plagiophylla K.Schum.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100,161]
Grewia similis K.Schum.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[13,16,100,142,165]
Grewia tembensis Fresen.	Shrub	Fruits	[13,142,163,167]
Grewia tenax (Forssk.) Fiori	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[13,18,142,157,162,163,164,167]
Grewia tephrodermis K.Schum.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[13,100,142,157,163,164,165,167]
Grewia trichocarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[13,16,163]
Grewia truncata Mast.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100]
Grewia villosa Willd.	Shrub	Fruits	[13,14,18,100,134,157,162,163,165,167]
Hibiscus calyphyllus Cav.	Shrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[159]
Hibiscus greenwayi Baker f.	Shrub/tree	Stems	[13]
Hibiscus micranthus L.f.	Shrub	General	[163]
Hibiscus palmatus Forssk.	Herb	General	[163]
Hibiscus vitifolius L.	Herb/shrub	General	[163]
Melhania ovata (Cav.) Spreng.	Herb/subshrub	General	[163]
Sida acuta Burm.f.	Herb/subshrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[16,159,160]
Sida rhombifolia L.	Herb/subshrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[159,160]
Sterculia africana (Lour.) Fiori	Tree	Fruits	[18,100,162,164,165]
Sterculia rhynchocarpa K.Schum.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[157,163]
Sterculia stenocarpa H.J.P.Winkl.	Tree	Fruits, leaves	[13,14,142,163]
Thespesia danis Oliv.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[134,158,161]
Thespesia garckeana F.Hoffm.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[14,142,165,167]
Triumfetta annua L.	Herb/subshrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[134]
Meliaceae
Trichilia emetica Vahl	Tree	Fruits	[157,163]
Menispermaceae
Chasmanthera dependens Hochst.	Liana	Roots, stems	[13,142,156,163]
Cissampelos mucronata A.Rich.	Liana	General	[163]
Cocculus hirsutus (L.) W.Theob.	Liana	General	[162]
Hyalosepalum caffrum (Miers) Troupin	Liana	Stems	[13]
Moraceae
Dorstenia hildebrandtii var. schlechteri (Engl.) Hijman	Herb	Tubers	[13]
Ficus amadiensis De Wild.	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Ficus capreifolia Delile	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Ficus glumosa Delile	Tree	Fruits	[13,142]
Ficus ingens (Miq.) Miq.	Tree	Fruits	[100]
Ficus lutea Vahl	Tree	General	[163]
Ficus natalensis Hochst.	Tree	Fruits	[13,167]
Ficus populifolia Vahl	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Ficus salicifolia Vahl	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Ficus sur Forssk.	Tree	Fruits	[13,16,100,142,163,165,167]
Ficus sycomorus L.	Tree	Fruits	[13,14,18,100,142,157,162,164,166,167]
Ficus thonningii Blume	Tree	Fruits	[14,100,142,163,166]
Ficus vallis-choudae Delile	Tree	Fruits	[167]
Ficus vasta Forssk.	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Moringaceae
Moringa oleifera Lam.	Tree	Root powder (flavor); seeds, leaves (vegetable)	[134,142,158,166,167]
Moringa stenopetala (Baker f.) Cufod.	Tree	Leaf/seeds (vegetable); seeds (purify water)	[167]
Myrtaceae
Psidium guajava L. (exotic)	Tree	Fruits	[18]
Syzygium cordatum Hochst. ex Krauss	Shrub/tree	Leaves (tea); fruits	[14,142,167]
Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels	Tree	Fruits	[16]
Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC.	Tree	Fruits	[14,167]
Nyctaginaceae
Boerhavia diffusa L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[159,160]
Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaea lotus L.	Herb	Tubers	[156,157,163]
Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea (Savigny) Verdc.	Herb	Roots, fruits, seeds, flowers	[134,156,167]
Ochnaceae
Ochna atropurpurea DC.	Shrub/tree	Seeds/fruit	[134,161]
Ochna inermis (Forssk.) Schweinf.	Shrub/tree	General	[163]
Olacaceae
Strombosia scheffleri Engl.	Tree	Seeds	[142]
Ximenia americana L.	Shrub/tree	Fruits/seeds	[13,14,16,18,100,134,161,162,163,165,167]
Ximenia caffra Sond.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[13,14,142,163]
Oleaceae
Jasminum abyssinicum Hochst. ex DC.	Liana	Roots used in soup	[156]
Olea capensis subsp. macrocarpa (C.H.Wright) I.Verd.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Olea europaea L.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Olea welwitschii (Knobl.) Gilg & G.Schellenb.	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Onagraceae
Ludwigia adscendens (L.) H.Hara	Subshrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[16,159,160,169]
Opiliaceae
Opilia amentacea Roxb.	Liana	Fruits	[100,142]
Opilia campestris Engl.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[13,142]
Pentarhopalopilia umbellulata (Baill.) Hiepko	Shrub	Fruits	[142]
Orobanchaceae
Ghikaea speciosa (Rendle) Diels	Herb	General	[163]
Pseudosopubia hildebrandtii (Vatke) Engl.	Herb	General	[163]
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis latifolia Kunth	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[159,160]
Pandanaceae
Pandanus rabaiensis Rendle.	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Passifloraceae
Adenia ellenbeckii Harms	Herb	General	[163]
Adenia venenata Forssk.	Shrub	Fruits	[142]
Adenia volkensii Harms	Herb/shrub	Fruit, seeds, leaves	[18,157,162,163]
Basananthe hanningtoniana (Mast.) J.J.de Wilde	Herb	General	[163]
Pedaliaceae
Sesamum angustifolium (Oliv.) Engl.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[16,160,166,169]
Sesamum calycinum Welw.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[159,167]
Sesamum indicum L.	Herb	Seeds; leaves (vegetable)	[158,159,160,167]
Peraceae
Clutia abyssinica Jaub. & Spach	Shrub/tree	Roots used in soup	[156]
Phyllanthaceae
Antidesma venosum E.Mey. ex Tul.	Shrub/tree	Fruits/seeds	[134,142,167]
Bridelia cathartica Bertol.	Shrub/tree	Fruits; leaves (vegetable)	[142,158,161]
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill.	Tree	Fruits	[16,100]
Bridelia scleroneura Müll.Arg.	Shrub/tree	Fruit	[142]
Bridelia taitensis Vatke & Pax	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[14,100,142,165,167]
Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Royle	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[13,16,134,142,157,163,165,167]
Piperaceae
Piper capense L.f.	Shrub/tree	Roots (vegetable)	[156]
Pittosporaceae
Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Poaceae
Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone (exotic)	Herb	Seeds	[18,167]
Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf (exotic)	Herb	Leaves	[16]
Cymbopogon giganteus Chiov.	Herb	General	[163]
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.	Herb	Grain	[163,167]
Dactyloctenium geminatum Hack.	Herb	Rhizomes	[40,156]
Dactyloctenium giganteum B.S.Fisher & Schweick.	Herb	Grain	[167]
Echinochloa haploclada (Stapf) Stapf	Herb	General	[163]
Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. (exotic)	Herb	Grain	[163,167]
Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignolo ex Janch.	Herb	General	[163]
Eragrostis tef (Zuccagni) Trotter	Herb	Grain	[167]
Hyparrhenia cymbaria (L.) Stapf	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[16]
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench (exotic)	Herb	Tubers, grains	[18,163,167]
Sporobolus macranthelus Chiov.	Herb	General	[163]
Urochloa deflexa (Schumach.) H.Scholz	Herb	General	[163]
Polygalaceae
Carpolobia goetzei Gürke	Shrub/tree	Seed/fruit	[134,142]
Polygonaceae
Oxygonum salicifolium Dammer	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[166,167]
Oxygonum sinuatum (Hochst. & Steud. ex Meisn.) Dammer	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[13,16,159,160,163,165,166,167,169]
Persicaria senegalensis (Meisn.) Soják	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[159,160]
Rumex abyssinicus Jacq.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[167]
Rumex nepalensis Spreng.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[12,166]
Rumex usambarensis (Engl.) Dammer	Shrub/subshrub	Leaves (vegetable); stems, leaves (chewed)	[12,142,166,167]
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea L.	Herb	Vegetable, salad; grain (flour)	[162,166,167]
Portulaca quadrifida L.	Herb	Vegetable, salad; grain (flour)	[16,159,160,163,166,167,169]
Primulaceae
Maesa lanceolata Forssk.	Tree	Fruit	[142]
Myrsine africana L.	Shrub/tree	Bark, seeds	[18]
Putranjivaceae
Drypetes gerrardii Hutch.	Tree	Fruits	[13]
Rhamnaceae
Phyllogeiton discolor (Klotzsch) Herzog	Shrub/tree	Fruits, gum	[13,14,18,100,142,157,162,163,165,167]
Rhamnus prinoides L’Hér.	Shrub/tree	Roots boiled in soup	[156]
Scutia myrtina (Burm.f.) Kurz	Shrub/tree	Fruits; roots boiled in soup	[16,142,167]
Ziziphus abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100,142,167].
Ziziphus jujuba Mill.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[18]
Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.	Tree	Fruits/seeds	[134,142,157,158,162,163,167]
Ziziphus mucronata Willd.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[13,14,100,142,163,164,165,167]
Ziziphus pubescens Oliv.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142,161]
Rosaceae
Rubus apetalus Poir.	Shrub	Fruits	[142,167]
Rubus niveus Thunb.	Shrub	Fruits	[167]
Rubus pinnatus Willd.	Liana	Fruits	[14,142,167]
Rubus rigidus Sm.	Shrub	Fruits	[13]
Rubus scheffleri Engl.	Shrub	Fruits	[167]
Rubus steudneri Schweinf.	Shrub/liana	Fruits	[142]
Rubus volkensii Engl.	Shrub	Fruits	[167]
Rubiaceae
Afrocanthium keniense (Bullock) Lantz	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Afrocanthium kilifiense (Bridson) Lantz	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Afrocanthium lactescens (Hiern) Lantz	Tree	Fruits	[142,163,167]
Afrocanthium pseudoverticillatum (S.Moore) Lantz	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Bullockia dyscritos (Bullock) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Bullockia fadenii (Bridson) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Bullockia mombazensis (Baill.) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100,142]
Bullockia pseudosetiflora (Bridson) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer	Shrub	Fruits	[18,142]
Bullockia setiflora (Hiern) Razafim., Lantz & B.Bremer	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[13,142,163]
Canthium glaucum Hiern	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142,167]
Canthium oligocarpum Hiern	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Coffea arabica L.	Shrub/tree	Seeds (coffee)	[14,167]
Conostomium quadrangulare (Rendle) Cufod.	Herb	Nectar	[157,163]
Coptosperma graveolens (S.Moore) Degreef	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[134]
Coptosperma littorale (Hiern) Degreef	Shrub/tree	Seed/fruit	[134]
Cremaspora triflora (Thonn.) K.Schum.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Eumachia parviflora (R.D.Good) Razafim. & C.M.Taylor (exotic)	Shrub	Fruits	[142]
Gardenia ternifolia Schumach. & Thonn.	Shrub/tree	General	[163]
Heinsia crinita (Wennberg) G.Taylor	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142,158,161]
Keetia gueinzii (Sond.) Bridson	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[16,142]
Keetia zanzibarica (Klotzsch) Bridson	Shrub	Fruits	[142]
Lamprothamnus zanguebaricus Hiern	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142,161]
Meyna tetraphylla (Schweinf. ex Hiern) Robyns	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[14,100,162,163,165,167]
Mussaenda arcuata Poir.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Pavetta crassipes K.Schum.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Pavetta gardeniifolia Hochst. ex A.Rich.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[13]
Pentanisia schweinfurthii Hiern	Herb	General	[163]
Polysphaeria multiflora Hiern	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Polysphaeria parvifolia Hiern	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[161]
Pyrostria bibracteata (Baker) Cavaco	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Pyrostria phyllanthoidea (Baill.) Bridson	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100,142]
Rothmannia fischeri (K.Schum.) Bullock ex Oberm.	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Rytigynia uhligii (K.Schum. & K.Krause) Verdc.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Tennantia sennii (Chiov.) Verdc. & Bridson	Shrub	Fruits	[100,142,165]
Uncaria africana G.Don	Liana	Fruits	[13]
Vangueria apiculata K.Schum.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142,167]
Vangueria infausta Burch.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142,161,167]
Vangueria loranthifolia K.Schum.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[13]
Vangueria madagascariensis J.F.Gmel.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[13,14,100,142,158,163,165,167]
Vangueria schumanniana (Robyns) Lantz	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[167]
Vangueria volkensii K.Schum.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142,167]
Rutaceae
Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv.	Shrub/tree	Fruits, roots	[100,142,163]
Vepris glomerata (F.Hoffm.) Engl.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Vepris nobilis (Delile) Mziray	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Vepris uguenensis Engl.	Shrub	General	[163]
Zanthoxylum asiaticum (L.) Appelhans, Groppo & J.Wen	Shrub/tree	Fruits (food flavor)	[134]
Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl.	Shrub/tree	Fruits; leaves, bark, seeds (flavor tea, soup)	[18,100,134,161,163,167]
Zanthoxylum holtzianum (Engl.) P.G.Waterman	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[158]
Zanthoxylum usambarense (Engl.) Kokwaro	Tree	Leaves/bark (flavor tea/soup)	[167]
Salicaceae
Dovyalis abyssinica (A.Rich.) Warb.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[13,16,142,167]
Dovyalis macrocalyx (Oliv.) Warb.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[167]
Flacourtia indica (Burm.f.) Merr.	Shrub/tree	Seed/fruits	[18,134,142,161,163,167]
Oncoba spinosa Forssk.	Shrub/tree	Fruit	[142]
Scolopia zeyheri (Nees) Szyszyl.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Salvadoraceae
Dobera glabra (Forssk.) Juss. ex Poir.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[18,100,142,157,162,163,167]
Dobera loranthifolia (Warb.) Harms	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Salvadora persica L.	Shrub/tree	Fruits/roots	[13,18,142,157,162,163,164,167]
Santalaceae
Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud.	Shrub	Fruits	[142]
Sapindaceae
Allophylus africanus var. griseotomentosus (Gilg) Verdc.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[13]
Allophylus ferrugineus Taub.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Allophylus rubifolius (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Engl.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100]
Chytranthus obliquinervis Radlk. ex Engl.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142,158]
Deinbollia borbonica Scheff.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[134,142,161]
Deinbollia kilimandscharica Taub.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142,165]
Haplocoelum foliolosum (Hiern) Bullock	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[13,142]
Haplocoelum inoploeum Radlk.	Shrub/tree	Fruits; leaves (vegetable)	[142,158]
Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius Baker	Tree	Fruits	[100,161]
Lepisanthes senegalensis (Poir.) Leenh.	Tree	Fruits	[16]
Pappea capensis Eckl. & Zeyh.	Tree	Fruits/seeds; bark (tea)	[16,100,142,163,167]
Sapotaceae
Aningeria adolfi-friederici (Engl.) Robyns & Gilbert	Tree	Seed oil	[142]
Englerophytum natalense (Sond.) T.D.Penn.	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Englerophytum oblanceolatum (S.Moore) T.D.Penn.	Tree	Fruit	[142]
Gambeya albida (G.Don) Aubrév. & Pellegr.	Tree	Fruit	[142]
Inhambanella henriquesii (Engl. & Warb.) Dubard	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Malacantha alnifolia (Baker) Pierre	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Manilkara butugi Chiov.	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Manilkara discolor (Sond.) J.H.Hemsl.	Tree	Fruits	[13,142]
Manilkara mochisia (Baker) Dubard	Tree	Fruits	[100,142,158,161,163,167]
Manilkara sansibarensis (Engl.) Dubard	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142,167]
Manilkara sulcata (Engl.) Dubard	Tree	Fruits	[100,142,161,167]
Mimusops bagshawei S.Moore	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Mimusops kummel Bruce ex A.DC.	Tree	Fruits	[16,142,163,167]
Mimusops obtusifolia Lam.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[100,142,161,167]
Mimusops somalensis Chiov.	Tree	Fruits	[161,167]
Sideroxylon inerme L.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Synsepalum brevipes (Baker) T.D.Penn.	Tree	Fruits	[142,167]
Synsepalum cerasiferum (Welw.) T.D.Penn.	Tree	Fruits	[142]
Synsepalum msolo (Engl.) T.D.Penn.	Tree	Fruits	[142,167]
Solanaceae
Capsicum frutescens L. (exotic)	Shrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[160]
Lycium shawii Roem. & Schult.	Shrub/tree	General	[162,163]
Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[161]
Physalis angulata L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[169]
Physalis lagascae Roem. & Schult.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[159]
Physalis peruviana L.	Herb	Fruits	[16]
Solanum aculeastrum Dunal	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142]
Solanum nigrum L	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[12,13,16,157,158,159,160,161,163,166,169]
Solanum coagulans Forssk.	Subshrub	Seeds (coagulate milk)	[157,163,164]
Solanum incanum L.	Shrub/subshrub	General	[164]
Solanum lycopersicum L. (exotic)	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[160]
Solanum villosum Mill.	Herb/shrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[162]
Talinaceae
Talinum caffrum (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[161]
Talinum portulacifolium (Forssk.) Asch. ex Schweinf.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[13,16,134,159,160,161,164,169]
Urticaceae
Forsskaolea viridis Ehrenb. ex Webb	Subshrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[157]
Laportea alatipes Hook.f.	Herb	Leaves	[14]
Myrianthus holstii Engl.	Tree	Fruits	[14,142,167]
Pilea johnstonii Oliv.	Subshrub	Leaves (vegetable)	[12]
Urtica massaica Mildbr.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[12,166,167]
Verbenaceae
Lantana camara L. (exotic)	Shrub	Fruits	[16,161,165,167]
Lantana trifolia L.	Shrub	Fruits; leaves (vegetable)	[16,142,165,167]
Lantana ukambensis (Vatke) Verdc.	Shrub	Fruits	[142,163,167]
Lantana viburnoides (Forssk.) Vahl	Subshrub/shrub	Fruits	[167]
Lippia carviodora Meikle	Shrub	Leaves (tea)	[142,164,167]
Lippia javanica (Burm.f.) Spreng.	Shrub	Fruits edible; leaves used in tea	[167]
Lippia kituiensis Vatke	Shrub	Fruits edible; leaves used in tea	[14,142,167]
Vitaceae
Cayratia ibuensis (Hook.f.) Suess.	Herb	Roots	[156]
Cissus aphyllantha Gilg	Shrub	Fruits	[142]
Cissus quadrangularis L.	Liana	General	[164]
Cissus rotundifolia Vahl	Shrub	Fruits; roots used in soup	[16,142,156,162,163]
Cyphostemma adenocaule (Steud. ex A.Rich.) Desc. ex Wild & R.B.Drumm.	Herb	Fruits; leaves (vegetable)	[158,163,165]
Cyphostemma bambuseti (Gilg & M.Brandt) Desc. ex Wild & R.B.Drumm.	Herb	General	[163]
Cyphostemma cyphopetalum (Fresen.) Desc. ex Wild & R.B.Drumm.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[157,159,160,163,169]
Cyphostemma serpens (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Desc.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[13,16,169]
Zingiberaceae
Aframomum angustifolium (Sonn.) K.Schum.	Herb	Seed/fruits	[134]
Aframomum mala (K.Schum.) K.Schum.	Herb	Fruits	[16]
Zingiber officinale Roscoe (exotic)	Herb	Root	[16]
Zygophyllaceae
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile	Tree	Fruit, seed oil, gum; leaf/shoots (vegetable)	[14,16,18,100,142,162,163,165,166,167]
Balanites glabra Mildbr. & Schltr.	Shrub/tree	Fruits	[142,164]
Balanites pedicellaris Mildbr. & Schltr.	Tree	Fruits, cotyledons	[18,100,142,162,163,164,167]
Balanites rotundifolia (Tiegh.) Blatt.	Shrub/tree	Fruits, cotyledons; fruit (flavor milk)	[13,18,142,157,162,163,167]
Tribulus cistoides L.	Herb	Leaves	[18,162]
Tribulus terrestris L.	Herb	Leaves (vegetable)	[159,160]