Table 1.
Unconventional food plants according residents of Ribeirão da Ilha district, Florianópolis, Brazil (N = 21 interviews)
| Botanical Family Species | Portuguese name | Part used | Origin | Number of citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaranthaceae | ||||
| Plantago spp. L. | mastruz | B | N | 1 |
| Anacardiaceae | ||||
| Anacardium occidentale L. | caju | F | N2 | 1 |
| Spondias dulcis G. Forst. | cajá-manga | F | E2 | 1 |
| Spondias mombin L.* | cajaca, cajá | F | N2 | 1 |
| Spondias purpurea L.* | seriguela | F | E | 2 |
| Annonaceae | ||||
| Annona glabra L.* | fruta-conde | F | N | 1 |
| Annona reticulata L.* | fruto-conde | F | E2 | 2 |
| Annona neosalicifolia H. Rainer* | fruta-do-conde-do-mato, curtiça | F | N | 1 |
| Arecaceae | ||||
| Bactris setosa Mart.* | ticum | C | N | 1 |
| Bactris sp. Jacq. ex Scop.* | tucum, ticum | F, C | E | 5 |
| Butia eriospatha (Mart. ex Drude) Becc.* | butiá | F, C | N | 2 |
| Butia sp. (Becc.) Becc.* | butiá | F, C | N | 3 |
| Butia catarinensis Noblick & Lorenzi | butiá | F, C | N | 1 |
| Euterpe oleracea Mart. | açaí | F | N2 | 1 |
| Euterpe edulis Mart. | coco-de-ripa, açaí | F, C | N | 2 |
| Asteraceae | ||||
| Sonchus oleraceus L. | dente-de-leão | C | E | 1 |
| Bixaceae | ||||
| Bixa orellana L. | urucum | C | N | 1 |
| Boraginaceae | ||||
| Varronia polycephala Lam.* | caramona, mijigrilo | F | N | 8 |
| Bromeliaceae | ||||
| Aechmea comata Baker | bromélia (“chup-chup”), gravatá | L, F, B | N | 2 |
| Ananas bracteatus Schult.f. | ananá | F | N | 1 |
| Cactaceae | ||||
| Cereus jamacaru DC.* | cacto-cardero, cacto | F | N2 | 1 |
| Rhipsalis teres Steud. | olho-de-pinto | F | N | 1 |
| Clusiaceae | ||||
| Garcinia brasiliensis Mart. | bacupari | NA | N2 | 1 |
| Garcinia gardneriana (Planch. & Triana) Zappi* | bacopari, bacupari, abricó, damasco | F | N | 10 |
| Mammea americana L. | biricó, abiricó | F | E | 2 |
| Cucurbitaceae | ||||
| Cucumis melo var. dudaim (L.) Naudin | melãozinho | F | E | 1 |
| Momordica charantia L. | melãozinho | F | E | 1 |
| Ebenaceae | ||||
| Diospyros digyna Jacq. | sapota | F | E | 3 |
| Diospyros inconstans Jacq. | marmelo | F | N | 1 |
| Ericaceae | ||||
| Gaylussacia brasiliensis Meisn. | camarinha | F | N | 1 |
| Fabaceae | ||||
| Inga cinnamomea Spruce ex Benth.* | angá-banana, angá, ingá | F, C | N2 | 4 |
| Inga edulis Mart.* | angá | F | N2 | 2 |
| Inga marginata Willd.* | angá-feijão, ingá-feijão, angá | F, C | N | 6 |
| Inga sessilis Mart.* | angá, angá-macaco, ingá, ingá-macaco | F | N | 6 |
| Inga sp. Mill.* | angá, angá-banana | F | N | 2 |
| Inga vera subsp. affinis (DC.) T.D. Penn.* | angá, ingá | F | N | 2 |
| Inga vulpina Mart. ex Benth.* | ingá, angá, ingá-banana | F | N | 3 |
| Malpighiaceae | ||||
| Malpighia emarginata ex DC.* | acerola | F | E | 3 |
| Melastomataceae | ||||
| Leandra australis Cogn.* | mixirica, mixirico | F | N | 1 |
| Moraceae | ||||
| Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.* | jaca | F | E | 5 |
| Artocarpus integer (Thunb.) Merr.* | jaca | F | E | 1 |
| Ficus carica L.* | figo-roxo, figo | F | E | 1 |
| Morus nigra L.* | amora-do-mato, amorinha, amora, amorinha-do-mato | F | E | 9 |
| Myrtaceae | ||||
| Campomanesia adamantium (Cambess.) O. Berg* | gabiroba | F | N | 1 |
| Campomanesia guaviroba (DC.) Kiaersk.* | gabiroba | F | N | 2 |
| Eugenia brasiliensis Lam.* | grumixama | F | N | 5 |
| Eugenia itaguahiensis Nied.* | grumixama | F | N2 | 1 |
| Plinia cauliflora (Mart.) Kausel* | jabuticaba | F | N | 5 |
| Myrciaria glazioviana (Kiaersk.) G. M. Barroso ex Sobral* | cabeluda | F | N2 | 7 |
| Myrciaria sp. O.Berg* | jabuticaba | F | N | 7 |
| Plinia coronata (Mattos) Mattos* | jabuticaba | F | N2 | 5 |
| Plinia edulis (Vell.) Sobral* | cambucá | F | N | 8 |
| Psidium cattleianum Sabine*1 | araçá, araçá-amarelo, araçá-roxo, araçá-vermelho, araçá-manteiga | F | N | 7 |
| Psidium grandifolium Mart. ex DC.* | araçá-cavalo | F | N | 1 |
| Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels* | jambolão, jambo | F | E | 1 |
| Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston* | jambo | F | E | 6 |
| Passifloraceae | ||||
| Passiflora edulis Sims* | maracujá-roxo | F | N | 1 |
| Poaceae | ||||
| Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf* | capim-limão | L | E | 1 |
| Rosaceae | ||||
| Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.* | ameixa-amarela | F | E | 11 |
| Rubus idaeus L.* | framboesa | F | E | 1 |
| Rubus rosifolius Sm.* | maranguinho-do-mato | F | N | 3 |
| Rubus sellowii Cham. & Schldtl.* | amora-do-mato, amorinha, amorinha-do-mato | F | N | 5 |
| Sapotaceae | ||||
| Mimusops commersonii Engl. | biricó | F | E2 | 1 |
| Pouteria caimito Radlk. | abiu | F | N2 | 1 |
| Solanaceae | ||||
| Solanum aculeatissimum Jacq.* | rebenta-cavalo | F | N | 1 |
| Tropaeolaceae | ||||
| Tropaeolum majus L. | capuchinha | B | E | 1 |
Part used: stem (S), flower (B), leaf (L), fruit (F), root (R), seed (C). Plant origin: native (N) or exotic (E) to Brazil. No data available (NA). *The currently used species were marked with an asterisk
1The interviewees considered these as different plants, but they belong to the same botanical species
2These species do not occur naturally in the region, and were probably cultivated by the residents