Uses, traditional management, perception of variation and preferences in ackee (Blighia sapida K.D. Koenig) fruit traits in Benin: implications for domestication and conservation

Table 6 Perception of variation of Blighia sapida by local people in Benin

Differentiation criteria	Different type reported	Characteristic	Percent of interviewees
Size fruit	Small	Narrow leaflets, wild tree, small aril	36.67
	Large	Larger leaflets, planted tree, large aril
Aril taste	Soft	-	5.42
	Hard	-
Aril size + seed size	Large aril and small seed	-	2.08
	Small aril and large seed	-
Aril colour	Light yellow	Less tasty and hard to conserve	2.08
	Yellow	Tasty and easy to conserve
Fruit shape	Elongate	-	1.25
	Short	-
Fruit size + fruit shape	Small and elongate	Aril very tasty	1.25
Height of the tree before the first fructification	Small	Between 1.5 and 2 meters	1.25
	Tall	More than 2 meters
Capsule's number of chambers	3 chambers		0.83
	4 chambers
	5 chambers
Leaflets width	Large	-	0.83
	Narrow	-

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