Table 1.
List of vegetable species traditionally consumed like in Senegal.
| Species | Method of consumption | Supply system | Family |
| Abelmoschus esculentus Moench. | Vegetable herbs | Cultivated | Malvaceae |
| Adansonia digitata L. | Vegetable herbs | Gathered perennial species |
Bombacaceae |
| Amaranthus graecizans L. | Vegetable herbs | Gathered annual species |
Amaranthaceae |
| Amaranthus hybridus L. | Vegetable herbs | Cultivated | Amaranthaceae |
| Amaranthus spinosus L. | Vegetable herbs | Gathered annual species |
Amaranthaceae |
| Amaranthus viridis L. | Vegetable herbs | Gathered annual species |
Amaranthaceae |
| Arachis hypogaea L. | Vegetable herbs | Cultivated | Papilionaceae |
| Balanites aegyptiaca Del. | Vegetable herbs | Gathered perennial species |
Balanitaceae |
| Boerhaavia diffusa L. | Vegetable herbs | Gathered annual species |
Nyctaginaceae |
| Boerhaavia erecta L. | Vegetable herbs | Gathered annual species |
Nyctaginaceae |
| Brassica carinata A. Braun | Vegetable herbs | Cultivated | Brassicaceae |
| Ceratotheca sesamoides Endl. | Vegetable herbs | Gathered annual species |
Pedaliaceae |
| Corchorus aestuans L. | Vegetable herbs | Cultivated | Tiliaceae |
| Corchorus olitorius L. | Vegetable herbs | Gathered annual species |
Tiliaceae |
| Corchorus tridens L. | Vegetable herbs | Gathered annual species |
Tiliaceae |
| Cordia senegalensis Juss. | Vegetable herbs | Gathered perennial species |
Borraginaceae |
| Cucurbita maxima Lam. | Vegetable herbs | Cultivated | Cucurbitaceae |
| Euphorbia balsamifera Ait. | Vegetable herbs | Gathered perennial species |
Euphorbiaceae |
| Ficus capensis Forssk. | Vegetable herbs | Gathered perennial species |
Moraceae |
| Ficus iteophylla Miq. | Vegetable herbs | Gathered perennial species |
Moraceae |
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Ficus sycomorus L. susp. gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) C.C. Berg |
Vegetable herbs | Gathered perennial species |
Moraceae |
| Ficus thonningii Blume | Vegetable herbs | Gathered perennial species |
Moraceae |
| Gardenia ternifolia Schumach. et Thonn. | Vegetable herbs | Gathered perennial species |
Rubiaceae |
| Hibiscus asper Hoek. F. | Spinach, vegetable herbs, condiment |
Gathered annual species |
Malvaceae |
| Hibiscus sabdariffa L. | Spinach, vegetable herbs, condiment |
Cultivated | Malvaceae |
| Hibiscus abelmoschus. L. | Spinach, vegetable herbs, condiment |
Gathered annual species |
Malvaceae |
| Ipomoea batatas (L.) Poir. | Vegetable herbs | Cultivated | Convolvulaceae |
| Jacquemontia tamnifolia Griseb | Vegetable herbs | Gathered annual species |
Convolvulaceae |
| Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. | Vegetable herbs | Cultivated | Cucurbitaceae |
| Leptadenia hastata Decne. | Vegetable herbs | Gathered annual species |
Asclepiadaceae |
| Manihot esculenta Crantz. | Vegetable herbs | Cultivated | Euphorbiaceae |
| Moringa oleifera Lam. | Vegetable herbs | Cultivated | Moringaceae |
| Senna obtusifolia Link. | Spinach, vegetable herbs | Gathered annual species |
Caesalpiniaceae |
| Sesuvium portulacastrum L. | Salad | Gathered annual species |
Ficoidaceae |
| Solanum aethiopicum L. | Vegetable herbs | Cultivated | Solanaceae |
| Stylochiton warneckei Engl. | Vegetable herbs | Gathered annual species |
Araceae |
| Tamarindus indica L. | Condiment, vegetable herbs | Gathered perennial species |
Caesalpiniaceae |
| Trianthema portulacastrum L. | Vegetable herbs | Gathered annual species |
Ficoidaceae |
| Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. | Vegetable herbs | Cultivated | Papilionaceae |
| Zornia glochidiata Reichb. ex DC. | Vegetable herbs | Gathered annual species |
Papilionaceae |