Wild edible fruits found in Tanzania's miombo woods are an indispensable source of food and medicine. Unfortunately, with the rapid expansion of human activities and urbanisation in the Tabora rural, Uyui and Sikonge districts of Western Tanzania, some wild fruits are disappearing due to the loss of plant diversity. The objectives of this study wereL: to document the knowledge related to wild edible fruits; to quantify the use and cultural significance, and to determine their threats. The ethnobotanical study was conducted from June 2022 to February 2023 involving 244 local informants. The study used field visits, the collection of plant parts, and semi-structured interviews with locals for its data collection. Descriptive statistics and correlation test were used to analyse the knowledge related to wild fruits. Frequency citation (f) and use reports (UR) were computed to understand the diversity and cultural significance (CI). The study documented 27 wild edible fruit species used for food and medicine. The life form constituted deciduous shrubs or trees (64%), shrub trees (21%) and evergreen or deciduous trees (15%). About (56%) of wild edible fruits were collected from June to August after the rainy season, (33%) were harvested between December and May during the rainy season, and (11%) were gathered from September and November before the rainy season. Household size and sex of the respondents were significantly correlated to the knowledge of wild edible fruits. Higher utilisation frequency (f) was recorded for Vitex mombassae Vatke (f = 0.84), Strychnos spinosa Lam. (f = 0.82), Vitex payos (Lour.) Merr. (f = 0.56), Phyllogeiton discolor (Klotzsch) Herzog. (f = 0.45), Vangueria infausta Burchell (f = 0.45), Tamarindus indica L. (f = 0.38), Parinari curatellifolia (f = 0.25), Landolphia parvifolia K.Schum. (f = 0.22) and Microcos conocarpa Burret (f = 0.22) fruits species. Additionally, Phyllogeiton discolor (Klotzsch) Herzog. (UR = 56), Vitex mombassae Vatke (UR = 56), Tamarindus indica L. (UR = 37), Strychnos spinosa Lam. (UR = 14) and Friesodielsia obovata (Benth.) Verdc. (UR = 11), have higher use reports (UR) and considered culturally important. Wild fruits were used to cure diabetes, gastrointestinal, reproductive, and respiratory infections ailments. Multiple uses as well as the related knowledge of wild fruits have been documented. Friesodielsia obovata, Grewia flavescens Juss and Thespesia garckeana F.Hoffm. are the medicinal fruit species reported for the first time. Harvesting of wood plants, charcoal activities, crop cultivation, grazing expansion, and environmental change, have had an impact on the diversity of wild edible fruit plants. Over the past three decades, the use of wild fruits has been impacted by the loss of plant diversity due to decline of cultural norms on the forests management. Given the variety of uses for wild fruits, promoting markets for native fruits, sensitising the locals about the cultural importance and innovation on processing techniques are necessary to spur conservation efforts.

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坦桑尼亚西部塔波拉地区 miombo 林地野生食用水果的民族植物学研究

坦桑尼亚 miombo 森林中发现的野生食用水果是食品和药品不可或缺的来源。不幸的是，随着坦桑尼亚西部塔波拉农村、乌尤伊和锡孔格地区人类活动和城市化的迅速扩张，一些野果因植物多样性的丧失而消失。本研究的目的是：记录与野生食用水果相关的知识；量化其用途和文化意义，并确定其威胁。这项民族植物学研究于 2022 年 6 月至 2023 年 2 月进行，涉及 244 名当地受访者。该研究通过实地考察、收集植物部分以及对当地人的半结构化访谈来收集数据。采用描述性统计和相关性检验对野果相关知识进行分析。计算引用频率 (f) 和使用报告 (UR) 以了解多样性和文化意义 (CI)。该研究记录了 27 种用于食品和药品的野生食用水果。生命形式由落叶灌木或乔木（64%）、灌木树（21%）和常绿或落叶乔木（15%）组成。大约（56%）的野生食用果实是在雨季后的6月至8月期间采收的，（33%）是在雨季期间的12月至5月期间采收的，（11%）是在雨季前的9月和11月期间采收的。受访者的家庭规模和性别与野生食用水果知识显着相关。荆条 (Vitex mombassae Vatke) (f = 0.84)、马钱子 (Strychnos spinosa Lam) 的利用频率 (f) 较高。(f = 0.82), Vitex payos (Lour.) Merr。(f = 0.56)，Phyllogeiton discolor (Klotzsch) Herzog。(f = 0.45)、Vangueria infausta Burchell (f = 0.45)、Tamarindus indica L. (f = 0.38)、Parinari curatellifolia (f = 0.25)、Landolphia parvifolia K.Schum。(f = 0.22) 和 Microcos conocarpa Burret (f = 0.22) 水果种类。此外，Phyllogeiton discolor (Klotzsch) Herzog。(UR = 56)、Vitex mombassae Vatke (UR = 56)、Tamarindus indica L. (UR = 37)、Strychnos spinosa Lam。(UR = 14) 和 Friesodielsia obovata (Benth.) Verdc。(UR = 11)，具有较高的使用报告 (UR) 并被认为具有文化重要性。野果被用来治疗糖尿病、胃肠道、生殖和呼吸道感染疾病。野果的多种用途以及相关知识已被记录。Friesodielsia obovata、Grewia flavescens Juss 和 Thespesia garckeana F.Hoffm。是首次报道的药用水果品种。木本植物的采伐、木炭活动、作物种植、放牧扩张和环境变化都对野生食用果植物的多样性产生了影响。在过去的三十年里，由于森林管理文化规范的下降，植物多样性丧失，野果的利用受到影响。鉴于野生水果的多种用途，促进了本土水果的市场，