Ethnoecology of traditional leafy vegetables of the Luo people of Bondo district,western Kenya |
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| Authors: | F. O. Orech J. Aagaard-Hansen H. Friis |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Centre for Food Science and Technology, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, Maryland, USAfoorech@umes.edu forech@yahoo.com;3. DBL—Institute for Health Research and Development, Charlottenlund, Denmark;4. Department of Human Nutrition, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | Diversity of traditional leafy vegetables consumed by the Luo people of Nyang'oma, Bondo District, western Kenya, was evaluated in relation to their ecological habitats. The study generally revealed high species diversity within different ecological areas. A total of 60 leafy vegetable species (domesticated and wild) belonging to 47 genera and 29 families were collected. Most of the vegetable species were gathered from the wild but a few were domesticated on farmlands and kitchen gardens. Plant families that comprised most leafy vegetable species were Fabaceae, Amaranthaceae, Acanthaceae, Asteraceae and Solanaceae. |
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| Keywords: | Distribution ethnoecology traditional leafy vegetables western Kenya |
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