Traditional Practices and Consumer Habits regarding Consumption of Underutilised Vegetables in Kilimanjaro and Morogoro Regions, Tanzania

Table 1

List of underutilised vegetables reported by respondents in the study areas.

Local name	Scientific name	Edible portion	Data source (ward)
Sunga/Chunga/Mchunga	Launea cornuta	Leaf	Morogoro
Kikunde mbala	Vigna vexillata	Leaf	Morogoro
Mlenda mgunda	Corchorus olitorius	Leaf; stem	Morogoro
Mbwimbwiza	Unidentified	Leaf	Morogoro
Mchicha pori	Amaranthus spp.	Leaf; stem	Morogoro
Songolomaridadi	Unidentified	Leaf	Morogoro
Mnafu pori (bwasi)	Solanum incanum	Leaf	Morogoro
Kigegedu/Chamgegedu/Chainizi pori	Unidentified	Leaf	Morogoro
Kidingililu	Unidentified	Flower	Morogoro
Mhilile	Unidentified	Leaf	Morogoro
Mlenda mwage	Sesbania spp.	Leaf	Morogoro
Mgange	Unidentified	Leaf	Morogoro
Mangwi	Unidentified	Leaf	Morogoro
Mlenda mwidu	Corchorus spp.	Leaf	Morogoro
Mwanamdewa	Unidentified	Leaf	Morogoro
Matembele pori	Ipomeas spp.	Leaf	Morogoro
Nyakatwanga	Unidentified	Leaf	Morogoro
Kikongwa	Unidentified	Leaf	Morogoro
Orobwe	Unidentified	Leaf	Morogoro
Msimwe	Unidentified	Leaf	Morogoro
Koroga	Unidentified	Leaf	Morogoro
Esikisilanjoi	Unidentified	Leaf	Morogoro
Nyaweza	Unidentified	Leaf	Morogoro
Mokiki	Momordica foetida	Leaf	Kilimanjaro
Ibangasa	Unidentified	Leaf	Kilimanjaro
Ngolowo	Wild cowpea	Leaf	Kilimanjaro
Kisamvu	Manihot grazioli	Leaf	Kilimanjaro
Makamaka/Mbaro	Bidens pilosa	Leaf	Kilimanjaro
Majani ya kunde	Vigna spp.	Leaf	Kilimanjaro
Mnafu	Solanu nigrum	Leaf	Kilimanjaro
Mashona nguo	Bidens pilosa	Leaf	Kilimanjaro
Sunga/Kiruarua	Launea cornuta	Leaf	Kilimanjaro
Mchicha pori	Amaranthus spp.	Leaf	Kilimanjaro
Nyanya pori (Nukuria)	Solanum betaceum	Leaf	Kilimanjaro
Mgagani	Cleome gynandra	Leaf	Kilimanjaro
Masuti (Majani ya maboga)	Cucurbita maxima	Leaf	Kilimanjaro
Tungusha/tree tomato	Solanum betaceum	Leaf/fruit	Kilimanjaro
Mtasi	Unidentified	Leaf	Kilimanjaro
Inyiri	Basella alba	Leaf	Kilimanjaro
Kimashira	Unidentified	Leaf	Kilimanjaro
Mchunga,	Launea cornuta	Leaf	Kilimanjaro
Mashona nguo (Chagga: Makamaka)	Bidens pilosa	Leaf	Kilimanjaro
Mlenda pori	Corchorus spp.	Leaf	Kilimanjaro
Kunde pori	Vigna vexillata	Leaf	Kilimanjaro