Prioritization of the Forest Species Most Exploited by the Communities Bordering the Natural Forests of Pobè and Dogo-Kétou in Southeastern Benin, West Africa: An Ethnobotanical Approach

Table 2

List of forest species with ethnobotanical value used by the communities living in the fringe villages of the forests in Southeast Benin.

No.	Families	Scientific name	Common name	Local name	Parts used (fruits/barks/leaves/seeds/flowers/roots/wood)	Harvesting method	Ethnobotanical uses (med/medmag/vet/cult/alit/com/const)	Resource types
1	Fabaceae	Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. ex Benth., 1842	Acacia	—	Leaves/wood	Picking/cut	Med/com/const	Cultivated
2	Bombacaceae	Adansonia digitata L., 1759	Baobab	Oshe	Fruits/bark/leaves/roots	Barking/picking/cut	Med/medmag/vet/cult/alit/com/const	Wild/cultivated
3	Fabaceae	Afzelia africana Sm. & Pers., 1798	Haricot acajou	Akpa igbo	Bark/leaves/wood/root	Picking/cut	Med/com/const/com	Wild/cultivated
4	Fabaceae	Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth., 1844	Langue de la femme		Wood	Cut	Const/com	Wild
5	Anacardiaceae	Anacardium occidentale L., 1753	Cajou	Kaju	Fruits/seeds/wood	Picking/cut	Alit/com/const/	Cultivated
6	Combretaceae	Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr., 1832	Bouleau d'Afrique	Anyi	Fruit/bark/wood	Barking/cut	Med/com/const	Wild
7	Moraceae	Antiaris toxicaria (Pers.) Lesch., 1810	Faux iroko	Oɔro	Bark/wood	Barking/cut	Med/com/const	Wild
8	Meliaceae	Azadirachta indica A. Juss., 1830	Neem	Dogɔn yaro	Fruits/leaves/seeds/wood	Picking/cut	Med/alit/const/	Wild/cultivated
9	Acanthaceae	Brillantaisia madagascariensis T. Anderson ex Lindau	—	ɔwɔ	Leaves/wood	Picking/cut	Med	Wild
10	Bombacaceae	Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn., 1791	Fromager	ɛgun	Fruits/wood	Picking/cut	Med/com/const	Wild/cultivated
11	Cannabaceae	Celtis brownii Rendle, 1915 syn Celtis prantlii Priemer ex Engl	—	Amako	Wood	Cut	Const	Wild
12	Cannabaceae	Celtis mildbraedii Engl.	—		Roots/wood	Crop/cut	Med/const	Wild
13	Malvaceae	Cola millenii K. Schum., 1903	Kola du singe	Kime lakao	Fruits/leaves/wood	Picking/cut	Med/alit/const	Wild
14	Fabaceae	Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch. & Dalziel, 1928	Copalier africain	Iya	Wood	Cut	Com/const	Wild
15	Fabaceae	Dialium guineense Wiild., 1796	Tamarinier noir	Anwin	Fruits/wood	Picking/cut	Alit/const	Wild/cultivated
16	Ebenaceae	Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A. DC., 1844	Ebène	Kanran	Fruits/wood	Picking/cut	Med/alit/com/const	Wild
17	Dracaenaceae	Dracaena arborea (Willd.) Link, 1821		Peregun	Leaves	Picking/Cut	Med	Wild/cultivated
18	Arecaceae	Elaeis guineensis Jacq., 1763	Palmier	Okpɛkin	Fruits/leaves/wood	Picking/cut	Alit/com/const	Cultivated
19	Myrtaceae	Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh., 1832	Eucalyptus	—	Leaves/wood	Picking/cut	Med/com/const	Wild/cultivated
20	Rutaceae	Fagara zanthoxyloides Lam., 1789 syn Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides (Lam.) Zepern. & Timler		Igi ata	Root/bark/leaves	Picking	Med	Wild
21	Moraceae	Ficus exasperata Vahl	Arbre papier de verre	Igi ikpin	Leaves	Picking	Med	Wild
22	Moraceae	Ficus macrophylla Desf. ex Pers		—	Leaves	Picking	Med	Wild
23	Moraceae	Ficus mucuso Ficalho 1884		—	Leaves	Picking	Med	Wild
24	Moraceae	Ficus umbellata Vahl 1805		Boti	Leaves	Picking	Med	Wild
25	Verbenaceae	Gmelina arborea Roxb. ex Sm., 1810	Arbre à allumettes	—	Leaves/wood	Picking/cut	Med/const	Cultivated
26	Apocynaceae	Holarrhena floribunda (G. Don) T. Durand & Schinz, 1896	Faux caoutchouc	Ako ire	Leaves/wood	Picking/cut	Med	Wild
27	Fabaceae	Hymenaea courbaril L., 1753		—	Leaves/wood	Picking/cut	Med	Wild
28	Phyllanthaceae	Hymenocardia acida Tul., 1851		Orukpa	Leaves/wood	Picking/cut	Med	Wild
29	Irvingiaceae	Irvingia gabonensis (Aubry-Lecomte ex O'Rorke) Baill., 1884	Pomme sauvage	Anpɔn	Fruits/seeds	Picking	Med/alit	Wild/cultivated
30	Fabaceae	Isoberlinia doka Craib & Stapf, 1911		—	Wood	Cut	Med/com/const	Wild
31	Meliaceae	Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss., 1830	Cailcédrat	ɔganwo	Fruits/bark/seeds/leaves/wood/root	Picking/cut	Med/com/const	Cultivated
32	Bignoniaceae	Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth	Saucissonnier	Kpandoro	Fruits/bark/leaves/seeds	Picking/cut	Med	Wild
33	Anacardiaceae	Lannea acida L., 1753 syn Lannea microcarpa Engl. & K. Krause, 1911		Aso gidoka	Wood	Picking/cut	Com/const	Wild
34	Anacardiaceae	Lannea barteri (Olïv.) Engl.		—	Wood	Picking/cut	Com/const	Wild
35	Ochnaceae	Lophira lanceolata Tiegh. ex Keay, 1954	Méné	Ipɔnhɔn	Leaves	Picking	Med	Wild
36	Malvaceae	Mansonia altissima (A. Chev.) A. Chev., 1912		—	Leaves/wood	Picking/cut	Com/const	Wild
37	Moraceae	Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C. C. Berg, 1982	Iroko	—	Fruit/seeds/bark/leaves/roots/wood/flower	Barking/picking/cut	Med/medmag/com/const	Wild
38	Bignoniaceae	Newbouldia laevis (P. Beauv.) Seem., 1864	Hysope africaine	Igi akoko	Leaves/wood/flower	Picking/cut	Med/medmag/com/const	Wild/cultivated
39	Mimosaceae	Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R. Br. ex G. Don, 1830	Néré	Ayidan abata	Fruits/seeds	Picking	Alit	Wild
40	Rubiaceae	Pavetta crassipes K. Schum			Leaves	Picking	Med	Wild
41	Clusiaceae	Pentadesma butyracea Sabine (1824)	Arbre à beurre	Ewe odo	Leaves	Picking	Med	Wild
42	Fabaceae	Prosopis africana (Guill. & Perr.) Taub., 1893	Prosopis	Kakakanyi	Fruits/bark/seeds/wood	Cut	Med/com/const	Wild
43	Meliaceae	Pseudocedrela kotschyi (Schweinf.) Harms	Cèdre de zone sèche	Emigbegbi	Wood	Cut	Med/com/const	Wild
44	Fabaceae	Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir., 1804	Palissandre du Sénégal	Apepe	Bark/leaves/wood/root	Picking/cut	Med/com/const	Wild/cultivated
45	Rubiaceae	Sarcocephalus latifolius (Sm.) E. A. Bruce, 1947		—	Leaves/roots	Picking/crop	Med	Wild
46	Fabaceae	Senna siamea (Lam.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby, 1982	Acacia	—	Leaves/bark/flowers/wood	Picking/crop/cut	Med/const	Wild/cultivated
47	Sterculiaceae	Sterculia tragacantha Lindl.	Tragacanthe africain	Omurun	Wood	Cut	Com/const	Wild
48	Verbenaceae	Tectona grandis L. f.	Teck	Ikpatomu	Leaves/wood	Crop/cut	Com/const	Cultivated
49	Combretaceae	Terminalia laxiflora Engl.	—		Roots/wood	Crop/cut	Med	Wild
50	Combretaceae	Terminalia mollis M. A. Lawson (en), 1871	—		Roots/wood	Crop/cut	Med	Wild
51	Combretaceae	Terminalia superba Engl. & Diels, 1900	Limba	Afan	Wood	Cut	Com/const	Cultivated
52	Malvaceae	Triplochiton scleroxylon K. Schum., 1900	Samba	Arɛre	Bark/leaves/roots/wood	Picking/crop/cut	Med/medmag/com/const	Wild
53	Sapotaceae	Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn., 1807	Karité	Lumⴢlapa	Fruits/seeds/bark/seeds/wood/root	Picking/cut	Med/alit/com	Wild
54	Rutaceae	Zanthoxylum gilletii (De Wild.) P. G. Waterman, 1975	—		Wood	Cut	Const	Wild

Med = medicinal; medmag = medico-magic; vet = veterinary; cult = cultural; alit = alimentation or feeding; com = commercial; const = building.