Research Article

Ethnobotanical Study on Wild Edible Plants in Metema District, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 2

Wild edible plant species distribution in genera and families.

FamiliesNo. of generaNo. of speciesPercentage

Fabaceae4612.8
Moraceae2612.8
Malvaceae and Tilaceae236.4
Anacardiaceae, Apocynaceae, and Rubiaceae224.3
Ebenaceae and Rhamnaceae124.3
16 families112.1