TABLE 2.

List of (A) Poaceae crops considered in this study, their Importance Score and native distributions; and (B) the associated crop wild relatives occurring in Cabo Verde Islands and information on their gene pool, native status, and uses.

(A) Crops				(B) Associated crop wild relatives
Crop name	Scientific name	Importance Score	Native distribution	CWR occurring in Cabo Verde	Gene pool	Status in Cabo Verde	Uses
Barley	Hordeum vulgare L.	0.504	Africa (N); Europe; Asia	Hordeum vulgare*	GP1	I	H, F, Fo, E, M, Me
Barnyard millet	Echinochloa colona (L.) Link, Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P.Beauv.	0.304	Africa; Middle East; South Asia. Europe (E)	Echinochloa colona* Echinochloa crus-galli*	GP1 GP1	N I	H, FCV, Fo, E H, F, E, Me
Finger millet	Eleusine coracana subsp. coracana (L.) Gaertn.	0.189	Africa; Asia (Temperate)	Eleusine indica	GP1	N	H, FCV, Fo, M, Me
Fonio	Digitaria exilis (Kippist) Stapf (white fonio) & Digitaria iburua Stapf (black fonio)	0.304	Africa (W)	Digitaria ciliaris	GP3	N	H, FCV, E
				Digitaria eriantha	GP3	I	F, Fo, E, M, Me
				Digitaria horizontalis	GP3	N	H, F
				Digitaria nodosa	GP3	N	FCV
				Digitaria nuda	GP3	N	H, F
				Digitaria sanguinalis	GP3	N	F, Fo, E
Foxtail millet	Setaria italica (L.) P.Beauv.	0.383	Africa (N); Europe; Asia	Setaria verticillata	GP2	N	H, FCV, Fo, E, M, Me
				Setaria pumila	GP3	N	H, FCV, E, M, Me
Indian barnyard millet	Echinochloa frumentacea Link.	0.203	Asia (S)	Echinochloa colona	GP1	N	H, FCV, Fo, E
				Echinochloa crus-galli	GP3	I	H, F, E, Me
Japanese barnyard millet	Echinochloa esculenta (A.Braun) H.Scholz	0.203	Asia (E)	Echinochloa crus-galli	GP1	I	H, F, E, Me
Kodo millet	Paspalum scrobiculatum L.	0.210	Africa; Pacific; Asia; Australia	Paspalum scrobiculatum*	GP1	N	H, F, Fo, E, M, Me
Oat	Avena sativa L.	0.537	Middle East	Avena sativa*	GP1	I	H, F, Fo, Me
				Avena fatua	GP1	N	F, Fo, Me
				Avena barbata	GP3	I	F
Pearl millet	Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone	0.449	Africa (W, C, S)	Cenchrus pedicellatus	GP3	N	F, Fo, M, Me
				Cenchrus polystachios subsp. atrichus	GP3	N	H, F, E, M, Me
Proso millet	Panicum miliaceum L.	0.272	Asia (Temperate)	Panicum laetum	GP3	N	H, F, Me
Sorghum	Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench	0.469	Africa	Sorghum bicolor*	GP1	I	H, F, Fo, E, M, Me
				Sorghum arundinaceum	GP1	N	H, FCV, M, Me, O
				Sorghum halepense	GP2	N	H, F, Me
Sugarcane	Saccharum officinarum L.	0.502	Oceania (New Guinea)	Imperata cylindrica	GP3	N	H, F, E, M, Me, O
				Sorghum bicolor	GP3	I	H, F, Fo, E, M, Me
Teff (millet)	Eragrostis tef (Zuccagni) Trotter	0.254	Africa (E); Middle East	Eragrostis pilosa	GP1	N	H, F, Me
				Eragrostis cilianensis	TG2a	N	H, FCV, Fo, E, M
				Eragrostis ciliaris	TG2a	N	H, FCV, M, Me

CWR taxon: * The wild form of the crop. Status: I, introduced; N, native. CWR uses: H, human consumption; F, forage; Fo, fodder; E, environmental; M, materials; Me, medicinal; O, other; ^CV, with information reported for Cabo Verde. (a) according to Ingram and Doyle (2007).