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

Table 6

Marketability of underutilized wild edible trees and shrubs in Metema District.

Scientific name	Plant part	Unit	Average unit price (ETB)	Seller group
Adansonia digitata	Fruit	kg, quintal	7/kg, 700/quintal	All
Balanites aegyptiaca	Fruit	Cup, kg	1.2/cup, 8/kg	All
Corchorus olitorius	Leave	Fistful	5	All
Cordia africana	Fruit	Cup	0.6	Younger
Diospyros abyssinica	Fruit	Cup	0.75	Younger
Saba comorensis	Fruit	Number	1.2	All
Syzygium guineense	Fruit	Cup	1	Younger
Temarindus indica	Fruit	kg, quintal	5/kg, 400/quintal	All
Ximenia americana	Fruit	Cup	1	Younger
Ziziphus spina-christi	Fruit	Cup or highland	0.5/cup, 2.5/highland	All