| Indigenous Green Leafy Vegetables |
Frequency N=40 |
Percentage % |
Total |
| Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
N |
% |
| Cassava leaves |
29.0 |
11 |
72.5 |
27.5 |
40 |
100 |
| Corchorus olitorius L. |
26.0 |
14 |
65.0 |
35.0 |
40 |
100 |
| Talinum triangulare |
23.0 |
17 |
57.5 |
42.5 |
40 |
100 |
| Amanranthus species |
22.0 |
18 |
55.0 |
45.0 |
40 |
100 |
| Xanthosoma species |
12.0 |
28 |
30.0 |
70.0 |
40 |
100 |
| Launaea taraxacifolia |
3.0 |
37 |
7.5 |
92.5 |
40 |
100 |
| Fiber leaves |
2.0 |
38 |
5.0 |
95.0 |
40 |
100 |
| Bean leaves |
2.0 |
38 |
5.0 |
95.0 |
40 |
100 |
| Solanum species |
1.0 |
39 |
2.5 |
97.5 |
40 |
100 |
| Silk cotton leaves |
1.0 |
39 |
2.5 |
97.7 |
40 |
100 |
*Results are based on responses from 40 participants used for the survey
Botanical information on these vegetables was obtained from PROTA (2004) [13] |
