Annuals

Common Name: Taro Description Colocasia esculenta is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms, the root vegetables most… Read More »Colocasia esculenta

Common Name: Fluted gourd Description Telfairia occidentalis is a tropical vine grown in West Africa as a leaf vegetable and… Read More »Telfairia occidentalis

Common Name: Marama bean Description Tylosema esculentum, with common names gemsbok bean and marama bean, is a long-lived perennial legume… Read More »Tylosema esculentum

Common Name: Jute mallow Description Corchorus olitorius, commonly known as Nalta jute, tossa jute, Jew’s mallow, West African sorrel and… Read More »Corchorus olitorius

Common Name: Cocoyams, Arrowroots Description  Xanthosoma is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. The genus is… Read More »Xanthosoma spp

Common Name: African Medlars Description Vangueria madagascariensis is a profusely branched shrub or small tree, 2-15 m tall, with smooth… Read More »Vangueria madagascariensis

Common Name: Yoruban bologi Description Crassocephalum rubens, also called Yoruban bologi, is an erect annual herb growing up to 80… Read More »Crassocephalum rubens

Common Name: Grain amaranth Description Amaranthus cruentus is a flowering plant species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain. It… Read More »Amaranthus cruentus

Common Name: African Medlars Description Vangueria infausta is a deciduous tree 3-8 m in height with a short trunk and… Read More »Vangueria infausta

Common Name: Sunn hemp Description Crotalaria juncea, known as brown hemp, Indian hemp, Madras hemp, or sunn hemp, is a… Read More »Crotalaria juncea