Research Article
The “Bringing into Cultivation” Phase of the Plant Domestication Process and Its Contributions to In Situ Conservation of Genetic Resources in Benin
Table 4
Domestication levels of the species and their variations across villages (species found only at Step
1 are not included).
| | Number | Scientific name | Domestication levels | | Aglamidjodji | Banon | Batia | Gbédé | Korontière |
| | 1 | Adansonia digitata | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | 2 | Bixa orellana | — | 3 | — | — | — | | 3 | Bombax costatum | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | | 4 | Caesalpinea bonduc | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | — | | 5 | Calotropis procera | — | — | — | — | 4 | | 6 | Ceiba pentandra | — | 2 | — | — | — | | 7 | Celosia argentea | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | | 8 | Celosia trigyna | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | | 9 | Ceratotheca sesamoides | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | | 10 | Corchorus tridens | — | — | — | 3 | — | | 11 | Clausena anisata | — | 1 | — | — | — | | 12 | Cleome ciliata | 1 | — | — | — | — | | 13 | Cleome gynandra | — | — | — | 2 | — | | 14 | Crassocephalum rubens | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | | 15 | Detarium microcarpum | — | — | 1 | — | 0 | | 16 | Dioscorea praehensilis | — | 5 | — | — | — | | 17 | Ficus abutilifolia | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | | 18 | Ficus ingens | — | — | 1 | — | — | | 19 | Haumaniastrum caeruleum | — | 2 | — | — | — | | 20 | Hibiscus sabdariffa | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | | 21 | Justicia tenella | — | 2 | — | — | — | | 22 | Lagenaria siceraria | — | — | — | 3 | — | | 23 | Launeae taraxacifolia | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | | 24 | Lippia multiflora | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | | 25 | Ocimum americanum | — | 3 | — | — | — | | 26 | Ocimum basilicum | 0 | 1 | — | 2 | — | | 27 | Ocimum gratissimum | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | | 28 | Parkia biglobosa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | 29 | Piliostigma thonningii | — | — | — | — | 1 | | 30 | Platostoma africanum | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | | 31 | Rauvolfia vomitoria | — | 2 | — | — | — | | 32 | Sesamum radiatum | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 33 | Solanum erianthum | — | 2 | — | — | — | | 34 | Talinum triangulare | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | | 35 | Tamarindus indica | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | | 36 | Vernonia colorata | — | — | — | 1 | — | | 37 | Vitellaria paradoxa | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | 38 | Vitex doniana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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