Claim · model-written summary
Heliotropiaceae contributes 3 edible species.
- Taxon
- HeliotropiaceaeHeliotropiaceaee2
- Outcome
- speciese2
- Value
- 3e2
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Verbatim
e2“The analysis includes taxonomic distribution, with the Boraginaceae family contributing the most species (50), followed by Cordiaceae (32), Hydrophyllaceae (10), Ehretiaceae (9), Heliotropiaceae (3), Lennoaceae (2), and Namaceae (1)”
Title
Hamid Nazari; Farrokh Ghahremaninejad Ethnobotany Research and Applications 2025. doi:10.32859/era.32.15.1-30
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Observation The review identifies 107 edible species within Boraginales.
- Observation Boraginaceae contributes the most edible species, with 50 species.
- Observation Cordiaceae contributes 32 edible species.
- Observation Hydrophyllaceae contributes 10 edible species.
- Observation Ehretiaceae contributes 9 edible species.
- Observation Lennoaceae contributes 2 edible species.
- Observation Namaceae contributes 1 edible species.
- Observation Temperate regions favour leafy herbaceous taxa for use as food.
- Observation Seasonally dry and wet tropical regions emphasize fleshy fruits as food, especially within Cordia and Ehretia.
- Observation Leafy parts are used as food in Europe, Turkey, Iran and North America.
- Observation Fruit is used as food in Africa, the Neotropics, and South/Southeast Asia.