Species	Common name	Where Found	Use
Ruta tuberculata Forsk		Iran, Arabia, north Africa	Oil extracted from leaves.
Skimmia laureola Sieb. et Zucc		India	Oil extracted from leaves.
Teclea afzellii Engler		West Africa	Fruit eaten fresh.
Teclea englerima	Kimena	Zaire	Fruit eaten fresh.
Teclea natalensis	Bastard ironwood	South Africa	Fruit eaten fresh.
Toddalia aculeata Pers	Wild orange	India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar	Leaves and pulp chewed.
Toddalia asiatica Lam	Daung	Okinawa, Philippines	Fruit eaten fresh, leaves used as condiment.

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