Annuals

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