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Vegetable | Consumed parts | Scientific name | Region where they are consumed |
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Black African nightshades | Leaves and young shoots | Solanum nigrum and S. scabrum | Tropical Africa |
African spider plant | Leaves and young shoots | Cleome gynandra | Tropical Africa and semiarid regions |
African eggplant | Berries | Solanum aethiopicum | Central, East tropical, and Eastern Africa |
Jute mallow | Leaves and young shoots | Corchorus olitorius | East Africa |
Amaranthus | Leaves and young shoots | Amaranthus cruentus | Tropical and semiarid Africa |
Roselle hibiscus | Flowers and seeds | Hibiscus sabdariffa | Eastern Africa |
Cowpeas | Leaves and young shoots | Vigna unguiculata | Tropical Africa |
Baobab | Leaves, young shoots, and fruits | Adansonia digitata | West, Central, and East tropical Africa |
Moringa | Leaves, bark, roots, and fruits | Moringa oleifera | West, Central, and East tropical Africa |
Cassava leaves | Leaves | Manihot esculenta | West, Central, and East tropical Africa |
Plumed cockscomb or silver cock’s comb | Flower and leaves | Celosia argentea | West, Central, and East tropical Africa |
Mkula | Leaves and young shoots | Pterocarpus mildbraedii | West tropical and East tropical Africa |
Sickle pod | Leaves | Senna obtusifolia | Eastern Africa/semiarid regions |
Watercress | Leaves and young shoots | Rorippa madagascariensis | Tropical Africa |
Burweed | Leaves | Triumfetta annua | All over tropical Africa |
Kenaf | Young leaves and shoots | Hibiscus cannabinus | Tropical regions |
Sorrel | Young shoots | Oxalis, Rumex acetosa | Tropical regions |
| | Cucumis africanus | Southern Africa |
Ethiopian kale | Leaves | Brassica carinata | Northern and Eastern Africa |
Sweet potato leaves | Leaves | Ipomea batata | Tropical Africa |
Beans leaves | Leaves | Phaseolus vulgaris | Tropical Africa |
Taro root leaves | Leaves | Colocasia esculenta | Tropical Africa |
Blackjack | Young shoots | Bidens pilosa | Tropical Africa |
Chayote | Fruit | Sechium edule | Tropical Africa |
Chicken spike | Young leaves and shoots | Sphenoclea zeylanica | Africa |
Turkey berries | Berries | Solanum torvum | Tropical Africa |
Okra | Pod | Abelmoschus esculentus & A. caillei | Tropical Africa and semiarid regions |
Sesame | Seeds | Sesamum indicum | Tropical, subtropical, and temperate Africa |
Pumpkin leaves | Leaves | Cucurbita moschata & C. maxima | Africa |
Bacon weed | Leaves | Chenopodium album | Tropical Africa |
Groundnut | Beans | Arachis hypogea | Tropical Africa |
Watercress | Leaves and young shoots | Nasturtium aquatica | Tropical Africa |
Stinging nettle | Leaves and young shoots | Urtica dioica | Tropical and arid regions of Africa |
Arrow leaf/elephant’s ear | Leaves | Xanthosoma mafaffa | Tropical Africa |
African foxglove | Leaves | Ceratotheca triloba | Southern Africa |
Yellow Justicia | Leaves | Justicia flava | Tropical and Southern Africa |
Waterleaf | Leaves | Talinum triangulare | West tropical Africa |
Slender leaf | Leaves | Crotalaria brevidens | Tropical Africa and cultivated in temperate regions |
Gallant soldier | Leaves | Galinsoga parviflora | Tropical Africa |
Bitter leaf | Leaves | Vernonia amygdalina | Tropical and Southern Africa |
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