Table 4.
General characteristics of the wild spices inventoried
| N° | Species | Family | Vernacular name (sociolinguistic group) | LF | PT | Habitat | PU | PA | Use categories | LF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aeollanthus pubescens Benth. | Lamiaceae | Fé okuta, Kpon’kouta (Tchabè) | H | S | 7 | lf, fw, wp | RS | foo, med | H |
| 2 | Aframomum alboviolaceum (Ridley) K.Schum. | Zingiberaceae | Gbétakin (Fon); Koutchou (Adja); Atalè okou, Ibouro (Idatcha); Ebouro, Ibio, Bobota (Ifè, Tchabè); Okpogloé (Mahi); Ebo (Itcha) | H | AT | 3, 4, 5, 6 | lf, rt., st, fr, sd | DS | foo, med, fod, oth | H |
| 3 | Aframomum angustifolium (Sonn.) K.Schum. | Zingiberaceae | Tchankoko (Ifè, Tchabè) | H | GC | 3, 4, 6 | lf, rt., st, fr | RS | foo, med, cult, oth | H |
| 4 | Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K.Schum. | Zingiberaceae | Takù (Adja) | H | GC | 5, 6 | lf, rt., sd | NA | med, cult | H |
| 5 | Clausena anisata (WilId.) Hook.f. ex Benth. | Rutaceae | Azizinma, Gbozohouin, Tchakatouma (Fon); Ewé kikani (Idatcha) | Sh | SG | 3, 7 | lf, rt | RS | med, cult | S |
| 6 | Cymbopogon giganteus (Hochst.) Chiov. | Poaceae | Oflin (Idatcha); gbézin (Fon) | H | AT | 3, 7 | lf | AS | foo, med, fod | H |
| 7 | Lippia multiflora Moldenke | Verbenaceae | Nyenya, aglàla (Fon, Mahi); Aglàla, Aklala sê (Mahi); Kanhoun (Idatcha); Tchagara (Ifè); Tchagà (Itcha); Kinhoun kinhoun, Kanhoun kanhoun (Tchabè) | Sh | S | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 | lf, fw, st, rt., wp | AS | foo, med, cult | S |
| 8 | Monodora tenuifolia Benth. | Annonaceae | Ariwo (Idatcha) | T | GC | 7 | rt, bk, sd | RS | foo, med, cult | T |
| 9 | Piper guineense Schumach. & Thonn. | Piperaceae | Kanlin man, lènlènkoun (Adja) | L | AT | 4, 5 | lf, fr, st, rt | AS | foo, med, cult | L |
| 10 | Securidaca longipedunculata Fresen. | Polygonaceae | Attakpa wanon, Attakpa wanhuin huin, Kpatalè (Fon, Idatcha) | Sh | AT | 3, 4, 7 | rt, bk | AS | med | S |
| 11 | Thonningia sanguinea Vahl | Balanophoraceae | Atin madodè (Idatcha); Otchoulélé (Ifè) | H | AT | 3, 4, 6 | rt | RS | med | H |
| 12 | Uvaria chamae P.Beauv. | Annonaceae | Yaha (Idatcha); Yalaha (Fon) | Sh | SGC | 3, 4, 7 | lf, fr, rt | AS | foo, med | S |
| 13 | Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A.Rich. | Annonaceae | Esso (Adja) | T | AT | 5 | fr | AS | med, cult | T |
| 14 | Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides (Lam.) Zepernick & Timler | Rutaceae | Tchanouwèlè (Itcha); Sanouyèlè (Tchabè) | T | SG | 1, 2, 3, 4 | rt | AS | foo, med | T |
LF life form, PT phytogeographical type, PA period of availability, H herb, L liana, Sh shrub, T tree, AT afrotropical, GC Guineo-Congolian, S Sudanian, SG Sudano-Guinean, SGC Sudano-Guineo-Congolian, lf leaf, fw flower, wp whole plant, rt. root, st stem, sd seed, fr fruit, bk bark, cer ceremony, med medicine, foo food, cult cultural, oth other, DS dry season, AS all season, RS rainy season, 1 home garden, 2 field, 3 savanna, 4 natural forest, 5 sacred forest, 6 wetland, 7 hill