Table 1.
List of wild food plants
| Scientific name | English transliteration of local (Isaan) name | Local (Isaan) name | English name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aizoaceae | |||
| Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug.DC. | Phak kaen khom |  |
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| Amaranthaceae | |||
| Amaranthus viridis L. | Phak hom |  |
green amaranth, pigweed, slender amaranth |
| Anacardiaceae | |||
| Mangifera caloneura Kurz | Bak muang paa |  |
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| Spondias pinnata Kurz | Bak kawek |  |
common hog plum, Indian mombin, Andaman mombin |
| Annonaceae | |||
| Polyalthia debilis Finet & Gagnep. | Bak lok kok |  |
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| Polyalthia evecta Finet & Gagnep. | Bak tong leeng |  |
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| Uvaria pierrei Finet & Gagnep. | Bak pii puwen |  |
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| Araceae | |||
| Amorphophallus sp. | Phak e-loke |  |
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| Araliaceae | |||
| Irvingia malayana Oliver | Bak bok |  |
barking deer's mango |
| Maak bok |  |
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| Arecaceae | |||
| Borassus flabellifer L. | Bak taan |  |
palmyra palm, tala palm, wine palm |
| Yod taan |  |
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| Calamus sp. | Bak waai |  |
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| Waai |  |
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| Asclepiadaceae | |||
| Telosma minor Craib | Phak kik |  |
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| Dok kik |  |
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| Bak kik |  |
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| Basellaceae | |||
| Basella rubra L. | Phak pang |  |
Ceylon-spinach, Malabar-nightshade, vine-spinach |
| Bignoniaceae | |||
| Dolichandrone serrulata Seem. | Kee paa |  |
|
| Oroxylum indicum Vent. | Phak lin faa |  |
midnight horror, oroxylum |
| Bak lin faa |  |
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| Yod lin faa |  |
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| Bai lin faa |  |
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| Burseraceae | |||
| Canarium subulatum Guillaumin | Bak luwam |  |
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| Campanulaceae | |||
| Lobelia begonifolia Wall. | Phak luem phua |  |
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| Lobelia sp. | Phak som |  |
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| Clusiaceae | |||
| Cratoxylum formosum (Jack) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Dyer | Phak tew |  |
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| Garcinia cowa Roxb. | Phak moong |  |
cowa |
| Bak moong |  |
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| Compositae | |||
| Blumea balsamifera DC. | Phak naad |  |
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| Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. | Phak lin pii |  |
emilia, sow thistle |
| Convolvulaceae | |||
| Cuscuta chinensis Lam. | Phak mai tong |  |
Chinese dodder |
| Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. | Phak bung |  |
Chinese water-spinach, swamp morning-glory |
| Cucurbitaceae | |||
| Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt | Phak tam nin |  |
ivy gourd, little gourd |
| Bak tam nin |  |
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| Tam nin |  |
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| Momordica charantia L. | Phak sai |  |
balsam-apple, bitter gourd, bitter melon |
| Bak phak sai |  |
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| Ebenaceae | |||
| Diospyros rhodocalyx Kurz | Maak koo |  |
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| Euphorbiaceae | |||
| Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels | Bak yom |  |
gooseberry-tree, Indian-gooseberry, star-gooseberry |
| Yod bak yom |  |
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| Fagaceae | |||
| Castanopsis sp. | Bak kaaw |  |
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| Gnetaceae | |||
| Gnetum sp. | Bak muway |  |
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| Hydrocharitaceae | |||
| Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers. | Phak hob hep |  |
duck-lettuce, water-plantain ottelia |
| Hydrophyllaceae | |||
| Hydrolea zeylanica (L.) J.Vahl | Phak ka-liang |  |
Ceylon hydrolea |
| Lauraceae | |||
| Cassytha filiformis L. | Phak mai |  |
dodder-laurel |
| Lecythidaceae | |||
| Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. | Phak kadon naam |  |
Indian-oak |
| Kadon naam |  |
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| Careya arborea Roxb. | Phak kadon kok |  |
|
| Kadon kok |  |
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| Leguminosae | |||
| Adenanthera pavonina L. | Phak lam |  |
coralwood, red sandalwood-tree |
| Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. | Bak tua heea |  |
pigeon-pea, red gram |
| Tua heea |  |
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| Cassia siamea Lam. | Phak khee lek |  |
kassodtree, Thai cassia, Siamese senna |
| Khee lek |  |
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| Dialium cochinchinense Pierre | Bak keng |  |
velvet-tamarind |
| Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit | Phak kased |  |
leadtree, white popinac, leucaena |
| Bak kased |  |
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| Yod phak kased |  |
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| Kased |  |
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| Neptunia javanica Miq. | Phak kased kok |  |
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| Neptunia oleracea Lour. | Phak kased naam |  |
water-mimosa |
| Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. | Bak kaam lian |  |
blackbead, Manila tamarind, sweet-inga |
| Kaam lian |  |
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| Senna sophera (L.) Roxb. | Phak let ket |  |
Kasondi senna |
| Sindora siamensis Teijsm. ex Miq. | Bak tee |  |
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| Tamarindus indica L. | Bak kaam |  |
tamarind |
| Bak kaam som |  |
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| Maak kaam |  |
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| Yod kaam |  |
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| Xylia xylocarpa Taub. var kerrii (Craib & Hutch) I.C. Nielsen | Bak deeng |  |
|
| Maak deeng |  |
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| Liliaceae | |||
| Asparagus racemosus Willd. | Phak shi shang |  |
Indian asparagus |
| Shi shang |  |
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| Limnocharitaceae | |||
| Limnocharis flava Buchenau | Phak kanjong |  |
sawah-flower rush, sawah-lettuce, velvetleaf |
| Bak kanjong |  |
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| Phak pai |  |
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| Marsileaceae | |||
| Marsilea crenata C.Presl | Phak waen |  |
pepperwort, water clover |
| Meliaceae | |||
| Azadirachta indica A.Juss. var. indica | Phak ki nin |  |
sadao India |
| Azadirachta indica A.Juss. var. siamensis Valeton | Phak kadaw |  |
sweet neem, Thai neem |
| Yod kadaw |  |
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| Yod phak kadaw |  |
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| Menispermaceae | |||
| Cissampelos pareira L. | Bai maa noi |  |
velvetleaf |
| Maa noi |  |
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| Tiliacora triandra Diels | Yaa nang |  |
|
| Bai yaa nang |  |
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| Menyanthaceae | |||
| Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze | Phak kanong ma |  |
banana-plant, water-snowflake |
| Moraceae | |||
| Artocarpus lacucha Roxb. | Bak haad |  |
monkey-jack, monkeyfruit |
| Maak haad |  |
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| Myrtaceae | |||
| Psidium guajava L. | Bak sidaa noi |  |
guava |
| Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels | Bak waa |  |
jambolan, Java-plum, Malabar-plum |
| Syzygium gratum (Wight) S.N.Mitra | Phak mek |  |
|
| Maak mek |  |
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| Nymphaeaceae | |||
| Nymphaea pubescens Willd. | Phak sai bua |  |
red water-lily |
| Sai bua |  |
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| Onagraceae | |||
| Ludwigia adscendens (L.) H.Hara | Phak phee phui |  |
water-primrose |
| Opiliaceae | |||
| Melientha suavis Pierre | Phak waan paa |  |
melientha |
| Passifloraceae | |||
| Adenia viridiflora Craib | Bak saap |  |
|
| Phak saap |  |
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| Passiflora foetida L. | Tam nin farang |  |
running pop, stinking passionflower, wild water-lemon |
| Poaceae | |||
| Bambusa sp. | Naw mai phai huwak |  |
|
| Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss | Naw mai phai paa |  |
giant thorny bamboo, spiny bamboo |
| Vietnamosasa ciliata (A.Camus) T.Q.Nguyen | Naw jood |  |
|
| Pontederiaceae | |||
| Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms | Phak katok |  |
water-hyacinth |
| Phak paud |  |
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| Monochoria hastata (L.) Solms | Phak top |  |
arrow-leaf monochoria, hastate-leaf-pondweed |
| Phak top thai |  |
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| Monochoria vaginalis C.Presl | Phak e-hin |  |
oval-leaf monochoria, pickerel-weed |
| Rhamnaceae | |||
| Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. | Bak tan noi |  |
Indian jujube, Indian plum, Sour jujube |
| Ziziphus oenoplia (L.) Mill. | Bak lep meuw |  |
jackal jujube, small-fruited jujube, wild jujube |
| Maak lep meuw |  |
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| Rubiaceae | |||
| Oxyceros horridus Lour. | Bai kat kaaw |  |
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| Rothmannia wittii (Craib) Bremek. | Bak maaw |  |
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| Rutaceae | |||
| Aegle marmelos Corrêa | Bak tuum |  |
bael, belfruit-tree, golden-apple |
| Maak tuum |  |
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| Yod maak tuum |  |
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| Sapindaceae | |||
| Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh. | Bak huat kaa |  |
rusty sapindus |
| Nephelium hypoleucum Kurz | Bak ngeuw |  |
|
| Maak ngeuw |  |
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| Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken | Bak kawe |  |
Ceylon-oak, lactree |
| Luk kawe |  |
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| Maak kawe |  |
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| Scrophulariaceae | |||
| Limnophila aromatica Merr. | Phak kayang |  |
swampleaf |
| Umbelliferae | |||
| Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. | Phak nok |  |
Asiatic pennywort, pennyweed, sheep-rot |
| Oenanthe javanica DC. | Phak shi naam |  |
Chinese-celery, Indian pennywort, water-celery |
| Zingiberaceae | |||
| Alpinia malaccensis C.Presl | Kaa paa |  |
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| Curcuma singularis Gagnep. | Dok ka-jeeuw |  |
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| Curcuma sp. | Dok waun |  |
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| Zygnemataceae | |||
| Spirogyra sp. | Taw |  |
|
| Unidentified | |||
| sp. 1 | Phak muad |  |
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| sp. 2 | Phak pe |  |
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Botanical family, scientific name, local Isaan name(s), English transliteration of local Isaan name(s) and English name(s).