Critical Review on Wild-Edible Fruit Species in Ethiopia

Table 1

Widely utilized wild edible fruit species in different geographic locations of Ethiopia.

No.	Species name	Family name	Geographic location	Source
1.	Balanites aegyptiaca	Balanitaceae	Northeastern Ethiopia, northern Ethiopia, northwestern Ethiopia, central Ethiopia, southern Ethiopia, eastern Ethiopia	[11, 12, 18, 24, 28, 29]
2.	Balanites rotundifolia	Balanitaceae	Semiarid lowland, southern Ethiopia, southern Ethiopia	[30, 31]
3.	Berchemia discolor	Rhamnaceae	Eastern Ethiopia	[32]
4.	Carissa spinarum	Apocynaceae	Southern Ethiopia, central Ethiopia, western Ethiopia, northwestern Ethiopia, northwestern Ethiopia	[12, 16, 18, 33]
5.	Cordia africana	Boraginaceae	Southern Ethiopia, central Ethiopia, northwestern Ethiopia, northern Ethiopia, northeastern Ethiopia	[11, 12, 24, 29, 33, 34]
6.	Cordia monoica	Boraginaceae	Eastern Ethiopia	[32]
7.	Diospyros mespiliformis	Ebenaceae	Northwestern Ethiopia	[33]
8.	Dobera glabra	Salvadoraceae	Southern Ethiopia, eastern Ethiopia	[31, 32]
9.	Dovyalis abyssinica	Flacourtiaceae	Northwestern Ethiopia, northeastern Ethiopia	[33, 34]
10.	Ficus sur	Moraceae	Northwestern Ethiopia, western Ethiopia, central Ethiopia, southern Ethiopia	[11, 12, 16, 24]
11.	Ficus vasta	Moraceae	Semiarid lowland, southern Ethiopia	[30]
12.	Flacourtia indica	Flacourtiaceae	Semiarid lowland, southern Ethiopia, southern Ethiopia	[24, 30]
13.	Garcinia livingstonei	Clusiaceae	Central Ethiopia, southern Ethiopia	[18, 31]
14.	Gardenia ternifolia	Rubiaceae	Western Ethiopia, northwestern, Ethiopia	[12, 16]
15.	Grewia villosa	Tiliaceae	Eastern Ethiopia	[32]
16.	Manilkara butugi	Sapotaceae	Eastern Ethiopia, southern Ethiopia	[31, 32]
17.	Meyna tetraphylla	Rubiaceae	Semiarid lowland, southern Ethiopia	[30]
18.	Mimusops kummel	Sapotaceae	Northwestern Ethiopia, northern Ethiopia, northeastern Ethiopia	[29, 33, 34]
19.	Opuntia ficus-indica	Cactaceae	Northern Ethiopia, central Ethiopia, southern Ethiopia, semiarid lowland, southern Ethiopia	[11, 18, 24, 29, 30]
20.	Phoenix reclinata	Arecaceae	Western Ethiopia	[16]
21.	Rosa abyssinica	Rosaceae	Central Ethiopia	[11, 18]
22.	Salvadora persica	Salvadoraceae	Semiarid lowland, southern Ethiopia, eastern Ethiopia	[30, 32]
23.	Sclerocarya birrea	Anacardiaceae	Semiarid lowland, southern Ethiopia	[30]
24.	Strychnos spinosa	Loganiaceae	Northwestern, Ethiopia	[12]
25.	Syzygium guineense	Myrtaceae	Northwestern Ethiopia, northeastern Ethiopia, western Ethiopia, southern Ethiopia	[12, 16, 24, 30, 33]
26.	Tamarindus indica	Fabaceae	Northwestern Ethiopia, semiarid lowland, southern Ethiopia, eastern Ethiopia	[12, 30, 32, 33]
27.	Vitex doniana	Lamiaceae	Western Ethiopia, southern Ethiopia	[16, 31]
28.	Ximenia americana	Olacaceae	Northwestern Ethiopia, northern Ethiopia, central Ethiopia, eastern Ethiopia, southern Ethiopia, semiarid lowland, southern Ethiopia	[12, 18, 24, 29–33]
29.	Ziziphus mucronata	Rhamnaceae	Eastern Ethiopia	[32]
30.	Ziziphus spina-christi	Rhamnaceae	Northeastern Ethiopia, northern Ethiopia, central Ethiopia	[11, 29, 34]