Table 2.
Taxonomic list of the recorded species
| Local name | Locality/language | Scientific name | Family | Category | Voucher specimen | Citation frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masangha, marsareh | Mendakwe | Acanthaceae | Acanthaceae | Vegetable | FFE027 | 0.8 |
| Frechooh | Widikum | Aframomum sp. | Zingiberaceae | Fruit | FFE011 | 4.5 |
| Alelock, Echap | Be’feu-Bafut | Afrostyrax lepidophyllus Mildbr. | Huaceae | Spice | FFE016 | 3.3 |
| Contry green, Etang | Pidgin, Mbengwi | Amaranthus hybridus L. | Amaranthaceae | Vegetable | FFE0026 | 2.1 |
| Contri green, Etang | Pidgin, Mbengwi | Amaranthus sp. | Amaranthaceae | Vegetable | FFE018 | 6.6 |
| Ekarebang, ekereket, ngwetuat | Bambili | Annona muricata L. | Annonaceae | Fruit | FFE012 | 3.2 |
| Black, Gejabe | Mankon-Alakuma | Canarium schweinfurthii Engl. | Burseraceae | Fruit | FFE019 | 1.2 |
| Cola, tamtsi | Wum | Cola acuminata (P. Beauv.) Schott and Endl | Sterculiaceae | Fruit | FFE037 | 1.3 |
| Cola, tamtsi | Bafut | Cola anomala K. Schum. | Sterculiaceae | Fruit | FFE050 | 2.3 |
| Monkey Cola, awulawela | Muganka | Cola lepidota K. Schum | Sterculiaceae | Fruit | FFE034 | 2.1 |
| Lemgambelle | Bali Nyonga | Corchorus olitorius L. | Malvaceae | Vegetable | FFE014 | 0.5 |
| Monkey sugarcane | Bafut | Costus afer Ker Gawl. | Costaceae | Roots/tubers | FFE025 | 0.4 |
| Ecute/bush yams | Bafut | Dioscorea spp. | Dioscoreaceae | Roots/tubers | FFE021 | 0.3 |
| Bitter cola/okogon | Bali Nyonga | Garcinia kola Heckel | Clusiaceae | Fruit | FFE039 | 2.2 |
| Eru | Santa | Gnetum spp. | Gnetaceae | Vegetable | FFE042 | 1.6 |
| Mfume, njap, njap, bush mango | Pidgin-Furawa | Irvingia gabonensis (Aubry-Lecomte ex O'Rorke) Baill. | Irvingiaceae | Fruit/spice | FFE033 | 5.2 |
| Bayeng, bedeneng | Akwaya | Lentinus squarrosulus Mont. | Polyporaceae | Mushroom | FFE013 | 1.0 |
| Mango | Mankon | Mangifera indica L. | Anacardiaceae | Fruits | FFE017 | 0.1 |
| Mangwah, manpang | Bafut | Mentha sp. | Lamiaceae | Vegetable | FFE015 | 1.4 |
| Adondon, Suuh | Bafut | Monodora myristica Dunal | Annonaceae | Spice | FFE022 | 2.5 |
| Tecjaw | Widikum | Moondia whitei (Hook.f.) Skeels | Apocynaceae | Roots/fruit/spice | FFE043 | 0.7 |
| Funom | Batibo | Occimum basilicum L. | Lamiaceae | Spice/vegetable | FFE046 | 2.7 |
| Fesong, efop | Pining | Occimum gratissimum L. | Lamiaceae | Spice/vegetable | FFE031 | 2.5 |
| Begele, Bejabe | Santa | Passiflora edulis Sims | Passifloraceae | Fruit | FFE059 | 0.4 |
| Azong grass | Widikum | Penisetum purpureum Schumach | Poaceae | Vegetable | FFE056 | 0.2 |
| Wild tomato | Bafut | Physalis angulata L. | Solanaceae | Fruits | FFE044 | 0.3 |
| Sop, Bush pepper, tone | Bafanji | Piper guineensis Schumach. & Thonn. | Piperaceae | Spice | FFE029 | 1.6 |
| White pepper | Bafut | Piper nigrum L. | Piperaceae | Spice | FFE045 | 2.5 |
| Feboh | Mendakwe | Pleurotus pulmonarius (Fr.) Quel. | Pleurotaceae | Mushroom | FFE030 | 2.7 |
| Ankup | Mankon | Raphia farinifera (Gaertn.) Hyl. | Arecaceae | Beverage, fruits | FFE047 | 4.2 |
| Djansang, lesah | Ndop | Ricinodendron heudelotii (H.E.Baillon) J.B.Pierre ex E.M.Heckel. | Euphorbiaceae | Spice | FFE032 | 5.1 |
| Bush onion | Bambili | Scorodophleus zenkeri Harms | Mimosaceae | Spice | FFE053 | 1.1 |
| Black jack, Njama njama | Nkwen | Solanum nigrum L. | Solanaceae | Vegetable | FFE051 | 3.3 |
| Solanum melongena L. | Solanaceae | Spice | FFE023 | 0.9 | ||
| Sun flower | Pidgin | Helianthus annum L. | Asteraceae | Vegetable | FFE040 | 0.1 |
| Syzygium guineensis (Wild.) DC. | Myrtaceae | Fruits | FFE035 | 0.5 | ||
| Nmborie | Wum | Talinum trianguare (Jacq.) Wild. | Portulacaceae | Vegetable | FFE020 | 0.6 |
| Agreuh | Ndop | Termitomyces clypeatus R. Heim | Tricholomataceae | Mushroom | FFE057 | 6.4 |
| Boh | Widikum | Termitomyces letestui (Pat.) Heim. | Tricholomataceae | Mushroom | FFE024 | 4.1 |
| Efin | Bambui | Termitomyces sp. | Tricholomataceae | Mushroom | FFE038 | 4.0 |
| Beteh | Mankon | Termitomyces ourantiacus (R. Heim) R. Heim. | Lyophyllaceae | Mushroom | FFE036 | 2.2 |
| Eshuk, Ngon | Nkwen | Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schumach. and Thonn) | Mimosaceae | Spice | FFE054 | 1.4 |
| Erita | Bambili | Vernonia amygdalina Delile | Asperaceae | Vegetable | FFE049 | 2.2 |
| Atamah | Santa | Vernonia calvoana (Hook.f.) Hook.f. | Asteraceae | Vegetable | FFE038 | 0.9 |
| Jensen | Banso | Vernonia guineensis Benth. | Asteraceae | Roots/tubers | FFE058 | 0.5 |
| Ferebah, enkirgelinic | Bambui | Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich. | Annonaceae | Spice | FFE052 | 3.8 |
| Etangebenut | Santa | Xylopia sp. | Annonaceae | Spice | FFE048 | 0.3 |