Table 2.
A) Crop parts gathered and consumed under the red light metaphor | ||||
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No. | Crop | Scientific name | Part(s) | Remarks |
1 |
Coffee (Punita) |
Coffea arabica L. |
Leaves (hasha) |
If drunk alone frequently; normally used mixed with other food items |
2 |
Hidhana |
Dioscorea sp. (Dioscoreaceae) |
Leaves |
|
3 |
Hohe/Aylenata |
Semi-wild bean type |
Leaves |
|
4 |
Husks |
|
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5 |
Irish potato (Tinisha) |
Solanum tuberosum L. |
Leaves |
Cooked and eaten |
6 |
Khat (Timahata) |
Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl. |
Leaves (including old ones) |
When ingested instead of being chewed or sold |
7 |
Moringa (Shalaqayta/Midha) |
Moringa stenopetala (Bak.) Cuf. |
Leaves |
Normally consumed mixed with other food items (green light), but it gives diarrhea if eaten alone frequently (red light) |
8 |
Pepper (Parpara) |
Capsicum frutescens L. |
Leaves |
|
9 |
Pumpkin (Potata) |
Cucurbita pepo L. |
Leaves |
Normally only fruits are eaten |
10 |
Sweet potato (Dhedhero) |
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. |
Leaves |
Cooked and eaten |
11 |
Taro (Kansata) |
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott. |
Leaves |
|
12 |
Stem (Longa) |
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13 |
Tomato (Gnagna) |
Solanum lycopersicum L. |
Leaves |
Eaten as cabbage |
14 |
Banana (Muzita) |
Musa paradisiacal L. |
Fruit (immature) |
Eaten boiled |
15 |
Corm |
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16 |
Papaya (Papaye) |
Carica papaya L. |
Fruit (immature) |
Eaten boiled |
B) Crop parts gathered and consumed under the amber light metaphor | ||||
17 |
Cassava (Moko) |
Manihot esculenta Crantz |
Leaves |
Boiled to remove |
18 |
Root sheath |
harmful/side effects of its consumption |
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19 |
Shuqata |
Vigna sp. (Fabaceae) |
Leaves |
|
20 |
Haricot beans |
Phaseolus sp. (Fabaceae) |
Seeds/beans (defective)/tocha) |
If eaten mixed with other food items it shows amber light |
21 |
Enset/false banana (Dhubana) |
Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman |
Corm (immature) |
Eaten boiled |
C) Crop residues/left-over consumed under the red light metaphor | ||||
1 |
Haricot beans |
Phaseolus sp. (Fabaceae) |
Seed/beans (defective)/Tocha |
Eaten alone |
2 |
Pods (empty)/Qofalla |
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3 |
Barley |
Hordeum vulgare L. |
Husks/bran |
Locally called tata porta |
4 |
Maize |
Zea mays L. |
Husks |
Boiled with coffee leaves and eaten |
5 |
Tassels (Fita) |
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6 |
Finger millet |
Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. |
Bran (Ukkasha) |
Normally, used as labor payment/gift for destitute; when started to be consumed by better off households then the light is turned on red |
7 |
Sorghum |
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench |
Bran (Ukkasha) |
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8 |
Dhohotota |
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. |
Pods (empty) |
Boiled/cooked |
9 |
Lukluka |
Assorted |
Powdery left-overs |
Boiled/cooked |
10 |
Cotton (kulma putota) |
Gossypium hirsutum L. |
Seeds |
Boiled for drink |
D) Recycled stuff consumed under the red light metaphor | ||||
11 | Tata | Different types (mainly sorghum or maize) | Local drink residue | Recycled for local beer/gin |
Within a section of the table, crop species are grouped based on crop part eaten and subsequently listed in alphabetical order of the trivial name.