Uses

ID Crop ID Part Use Category Notes Metadata ID
854 Livid Amaranth Whole Industrial The ash of the plants is rich in potash and is occasionally used to make soap. 2,053
855 Valangur Whole Industrial The young foliage is eaten fresh or boiled as a green, and as a flavouring for meat and fish. Most of the foliage is still collected from wild trees, but the tree is also occasionally grown as a hedge plant near dwellings. 2,419
856 Atemoya (Annona cherimola x Annona squamosa) Fruit Industrial The green fruit and seed have effective vermicidal and insecticidal properties. 2,131
857 Atemoya (Annona atemoya) Seed Industrial The plants can be used as rootstocks for cultivars of this species and for other Annona species. 2,130
858 Atemoya (Annona atemoya) Fruit Industrial The green fruit and seed have vermicidal and insecticidal properties 2,130
859 Wild Custard Apple Bark Industrial Insecticide and tannin can be obtained from the bark 2,159
860 Gardner Saltbush Root Industrial They infused the dried root and flower petals then used the soapy concoction to clean their skin. 2,018
861 Gardner Saltbush Flower Industrial They infused the dried root and flower petals then used the soapy concoction to clean their skin. 2,018
862 Cohune Palm (Attalea cohune) Leaf Industrial Leaves are used for thatching, building houses and temporary shelters and for making hats, umbrellas, ties and fans. 2,430
863 Bahia Piassava Palm Seed Industrial A good oil is produced from the seed. 2,423
864 Bahia Piassava Palm Leaf Industrial This palm is widely used locally for its high quality, stiff fibres which are used in making ropes, mats, and brushes 2,423
865 Bahia Piassava Palm Fruit Industrial The Fruit have been used to make a good quality charcoal 2,423
866 Beetroot Root Industrial Betanins, obtained from the roots, are used industrially as red food colourants, e.g. to improve the colour of tomato paste. 2,009
867 Cuddapah Almond Bark Industrial The wood is only used as firewood. 2,100
868 Mexican Tea Seed Industrial In Africa Congo-Brazzaville, wormseed is traditionally used to protect groundnut from insect pests; it showed effective control of the beetle Caryedon serratus 2,049
869 Canihua Whole Industrial Gold/green dyes can be obtained from the whole plant. 2,024
870 American Oil Palm Fruit Industrial Fruit contain an oil, with a high proportion of unsaturated fatty acids, used for lighting, soap manufacture, and as a machine lubricant. 2,421
871 American Oil Palm Seed Industrial The seed fat is edible and is used for hair treatments. 2,421
872 Black Saxaul Wood Industrial It is utilized for firewood and charcoal. 2,016
873 Malabar Nut Whole Industrial To protect agricultural produce in storage from insect infestation. 1,981