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ID 1,654
Crop ID Hausa Potato
Part Whole
Use Category Ornamental
Notes Arrow arum can be used as an ornamental in water or bog gardens.
Metadata ID 8,782
ID 1,655
Crop ID Hausa Potato
Part Whole
Use Category Environmental
Notes Because its root masses often knit together, arrow arum has been used to st... more
Because its root masses often knit together, arrow arum has been used to stabilize submersed sediments. The foliage and stems form a wavedeflecting barrier, and the foliage also provides cover for waterfowl, wading birds, aquatic mammals, and insects.
Metadata ID 8,782
ID 1,656
Crop ID Hausa Potato
Part Tuber
Use Category Food
Notes Native Americans used the dried, pulverized roots as flour for bread.
Metadata ID 8,782
ID 1,657
Crop ID Hausa Potato
Part Fruit
Use Category Feed (Forage/Fodder)
Notes The berries are a food source for wood ducks, king rails, mallards, muskrat... more
The berries are a food source for wood ducks, king rails, mallards, muskrats, and certain turtles.
Metadata ID 8,782
ID 1,658
Crop ID Endive
Part Leaf
Use Category Food
Notes Endive is most commonly eaten as a fresh green in salads, for which curly-l... more
Endive is most commonly eaten as a fresh green in salads, for which curly-leaved types are often preferred. Plants for salads are sometimes blanched to reduce bitterness. Endive is used as a substitute for lettuce in the tropics as it is more resistant to diseases.
Metadata ID 8,781
ID 1,659
Crop ID Hausa Potato
Part Fruit
Use Category Food
Notes The fruit was sometimes cooked and eaten like peas.
Metadata ID 8,782
ID 1,660
Crop ID Endive
Part Leaf
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The plant is used as a resolvent and cooling medicine, and in the treatment... more
The plant is used as a resolvent and cooling medicine, and in the treatment of bilious complaints. It has a similar but milder effect to chicory (Cichorium intybus) and so is a very beneficial tonic to the liver and digestive system.
Metadata ID 8,781
ID 1,661
Crop ID Maize
Part Grain
Use Category Feed (Forage/Fodder)
Notes Feed for livestock and poultry, particularly in the industrialized countrie... more
Feed for livestock and poultry, particularly in the industrialized countries of the temperate zones, providing over twothirds of the total trade in feed grains
Metadata ID 8,783
ID 1,662
Crop ID Maize
Part Grain
Use Category Industrial
Notes Most industrial products are usually obtained by the wetmilling process, in... more
Most industrial products are usually obtained by the wetmilling process, in which the grain is steeped, after which the germ and bran are separated from the endosperm. The main product is starch. Oil obtained from the germ is made into soap or glycerine.
Metadata ID 8,783
ID 1,663
Crop ID Hemp/Marijuana 'var. indica'
Part Whole
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Plants are generally cultivated for active ingredients with intoxicating ef... more
Plants are generally cultivated for active ingredients with intoxicating effects in humans; tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and cannabidiol (CBD).
Metadata ID 8,788
ID 1,664
Crop ID Hemp/Marijuana
Part Whole
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Plants are generally cultivated for active ingredients with intoxicating ef... more
Plants are generally cultivated for active ingredients with intoxicating effects in humans; tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and cannabidiol (CBD).
Metadata ID 8,788
ID 1,665
Crop ID Hemp/Marijuana
Part Whole (without root)
Use Category Fibre
Notes Fibres are used to make ropes, canvas and fishnets.
Metadata ID 8,789
ID 1,666
Crop ID Green Arrow Arum
Part Fruit
Use Category Feed (Forage/Fodder)
Notes The berries are eaten by the Wood Duck, Mallard, and King Rail.
Metadata ID 8,791
ID 1,667
Crop ID Fig-leaved Gourd
Part Seed
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The seed complete with the husk is ground into a flour that is made into an... more
The seed complete with the husk is ground into a flour that is made into an emulsion with water and taken as a vermifuge
Metadata ID 8,792
ID 1,668
Crop ID Fig-leaved Gourd
Part Fruit
Use Category Medicinal
Notes Fig-leaved gourd consumption by diabetic patients has a hypoglycaemic effec... more
Fig-leaved gourd consumption by diabetic patients has a hypoglycaemic effect, making it an appropriate medicine against diabetes mellitus
Metadata ID 8,792
ID 1,669
Crop ID Paper Mulberry
Part Bark
Use Category Fibre
Notes Fibre from the inner bark of paper mulberry has been used to make paper and... more
Fibre from the inner bark of paper mulberry has been used to make paper and textile fabric for clothing.
Metadata ID 8,798
ID 1,670
Crop ID Paper Mulberry
Part Bark
Use Category Industrial
Notes The timber is used for furniture, crates, pallets, picture frames and plywo... more
The timber is used for furniture, crates, pallets, picture frames and plywood.
Metadata ID 8,798
ID 1,671
Crop ID Paper Mulberry
Part Leaf
Use Category Food
Notes The young leaves are eaten as a steamed vegetable.
Metadata ID 8,798
ID 1,672
Crop ID Paper Mulberry
Part Leaf
Use Category Feed (Forage/Fodder)
Notes The leaves are fed to livestock in Ghana, to pigs in Indo-China and to silk... more
The leaves are fed to livestock in Ghana, to pigs in Indo-China and to silkworms in China.
Metadata ID 8,798
ID 1,673
Crop ID Paper Mulberry
Part Leaf
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The leaves are used as a laxative and a diaphoretic.
Metadata ID 8,798

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