Tylosema esculentum
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
Meet the crops
Corchorus olitorius
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
Xanthosoma spp
Common Name: Cocoyams, Arrowroots Description Xanthosoma is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. The genus is… Read More »Xanthosoma spp
Tamarindus indica
Common Name: Tamarind Description Tamarindus indica is a large evergreen tree up to 30 m tall, bole usually 1-2 m,… Read More »Tamarindus indica
Diospyros mespiliformis
Common Name:African persimmon Description Diospyros mespiliformis is a tall, evergreen tree 15-50 m high, with dense, rounded and buttressed stem.… Read More »Diospyros mespiliformis
Parkia biglobosa
Common Name:Locust bean, néré Description Parkia biglobosa is a perennial deciduous tree with a height ranging from 7 to 20… Read More »Parkia biglobosa
Vangueria madagascariensis
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
Crassocephalum rubens
Common Name: Yoruban bologi Description Crassocephalum rubens, also called Yoruban bologi, is an erect annual herb growing up to 80… Read More »Crassocephalum rubens
Amaranthus cruentus
Common Name: Grain amaranth Description Amaranthus cruentus is a flowering plant species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain. It… Read More »Amaranthus cruentus
Uapaca kirkiana
Common Name: Wild loquat Description Uapaca kirkiana is a small to medium-sized evergreen or semi-deciduous tree with spreading multiple branches… Read More »Uapaca kirkiana