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. 2007 Jun 10;4(4):469–475. doi: 10.4314/ajtcam.v4i4.31239

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
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