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Table 2 Summary of type and characteristics of crops in Xishuangbanna

From: Agrobiodiversity and in situ conservation in ethnic minority communities of Xishuangbanna in Yunnan Province, Southwest China

Family

Scientific name

Local variety

Imported variety

Resource type

Cultivation status

Main characteristics and uses

Amaranthaceae

Amaranthus tricolor

2

0

Vegetable

Some households and little land area per household

Annual, green or red color, human consumption

Spinacia oleracea

1

0

Vegetable

Some households and little land area per household

Annual, human consumption, sale

Amaryllidaceae

Allium fistulosum

1

1

Spice

For local variety, many households and little land area per household

For imported variety, few households and little land area per household

For local variety, small root, short length, spicy, more fragrant, human consumption, sale

For imported variety, large length, big root, human consumption

Allium sativum

1

1

Spice

For local variety, many households and little land area per household

For imported variety, few households and little land area per household

For local variety, small root, short length, spicy, more fragrant, human consumption, sale

For imported variety, large length, big root, human consumption

Allium tuberosum

1

0

Spice

A lot of households and little land area per household

Tall and thin plant, human consumption, prickles

Anacardiaceae

Mangifera indica

2

0

Fruit

Many households and little land area per household

Perennial, good tasty, more fragrant, human consumption, sale

Apiaceae

Apium graveolens

2

0

Vegetable

A lot of households and middle land area per household

Good tasty, human consumption, sale

Coriandrum sativum

1

0

Spice

A lot of households and little land area per household

Good tasty, human consumption, oil making

Daucus carota subsp. sativus

1

0

Vegetable

Few households and little land area per household

Short root, human consumption, sale

Eryngium foetidum

1

0

Spice

Some households and little land area per household

Human consumption

Foeniculum vulgare

1

1

Vegetable

For local variety, some households and little land area per household

For imported variety, some households and little land area per household

For local variety, grow fast, good fragrant, human consumption, seeds for medicine

For imported variety, grow slow, human consumption, seeds for medicine

Araceae

Amorphophallus albus

1

0

Vegetable

Some households and little land area per household

Perennial, small root, human consumption, sale

Amorphophallus krausei

1

0

Vegetable

Some households and little land area per household

Perennial, small root, human consumption, sale

Amorphophallus yuloensis

1

0

Vegetable

Some households and little land area per household

Perennial, small root, human consumption, sale

Amorphophallus yunnanensis

1

0

Vegetable

Some households and little land area per household

Perennial, small root, human consumption, sale

Colocasia esculenta

1

0

Vegetable

Some households and little land area per household

Perennial, small root, human consumption, fodder, sale

Colocasia gigantea

1

0

Vegetable

Some households and little land area per household

Perennial, big root, human consumption, fodder

Asteraceae

Glebionis coronaria

1

0

Vegetable

Some households and little land area per household

High yield, human consumption

Helianthus annuu

3

0

Oil

Some households or no households and middle land area per household

Low yield, drought resistance, barren resistance, snacks, making oil

Lactuca sativa

0

1

Vegetable

Many households and little land area per household

Perennial, high yield, human consumption, fodder, sale

Brassicaceae

Brassica juncea

3

0

Vegetable

Many households and little land area per household

Low yield, good tasty, fodder, prickles, human consumption

Brassica oleracea var. capitata

1

1

Vegetable

For local variety, a lot of households and little land area per household

For imported variety, few households and little land area per household

For local variety, low yield, more sweet, prickles, human consumption

For imported variety, high yield, human consumption, fodder

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis

1

1

Vegetable

For local variety, a lot of households and little land area per household

For imported variety, a lot of households and little land area per household

For local variety, low yield, good tasty, small length and leaf, human consumption

For imported variety, high yield, high length and big leaf, human consumption, fodder

Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis

2

0

Vegetable

Many households and large land area per household

High yield, human consumption, fodder, sale

Raphanus sativus

1

1

Vegetable

For local variety, few households and little land area per household

For imported variety, a lot of households and little land area per household

For local variety, low yield, more sweet, human consumption, fodder, making kimchi

For imported variety, high yield, human consumption, fodder, making kimchi

Bromeliaceae

Ananas comosus

1

0

Fruit

Few households and little land area per household

Good tasty, sweet, human consumption, sale

Cannabaceae

Cannabis sativa

0

1

Cash

Some households and large land area per household

Extension by government since 2004, 2-3 m height, sale

Caricaceae

Carica papaya

1

0

Fruit

Many households and little land area per household

Perennial, sweet, human consumption, sale

Convolvulaceae

Ipomoea aquatica

1

1

Vegetable

For local variety, some households and little land area per household

For imported variety, few households and large land area per household

For local variety, low yield, more tasty, human consumption, fodder

For imported variety, high yield, mainly for sale, fodder, human consumption

Ipomoea batatas

2

1

Vegetable

For local variety, some households and little land area per household

For imported variety, some households and large land area per household

For local variety, low and middle yield, more tasty, fodder, human consumption, sale

For imported variety, high yield, fodder, human consumption, sale

Cucurbitaceae

Benincasa hispida

2

0

Vegetable

For local variety, a lot of households and large area per household

For imported variety, few households and little land area per household

For local variety, middle yield, more fragrant, 2-3 kg /one, human consumption, sale

For imported variety, high yield, 10-20 kg /one, fodder, sale

Citrullus lanatus

0

1

Fruit

Few households and large land area per household

High yield, sale, human consumption

Cucumis hystrix

1

0

Vegetable

few households and little land area per household

Prostrating, high yield, more sweet, human consumption, sale

Cucumis melo

1

0

Vegetable

few households and little land area per household

Climbing, middle yield, more sweet, human consumption, sale

Cucumis sativus

2

1

Vegetable

For local variety, some households and little land area per household

For imported variety, a few households and little land area per household

For local variety, no thorn, short, prostrating or climbing, low or high yield, more sweet, human consumption, sale

For imported variety, thorn, long, climbing, high yield, human consumption, sale

Cucurbita moschata

4

1

Vegetable

For local variety, some households or no households and little land area per household, or few households and large land area per household

For imported variety, many households and large land area per household

For local variety, different shape, low yield, more sweet, fodder, human consumption, sale

For imported variety, high yield, fodder, human consumption, sale

Lagenaria siceraria

3

0

Vegetable

Some households and little land area per household or few households and large land area per household

Different yield, making cucurbit flute, human consumption, sale, fodder, making bailer

Luffa aegyptiaca

2

0

Vegetable

A lot of households and little land area per household

Middle and high yield, good tasty, human consumption, washing dishes

Momordica charantia

1

1

Vegetable

For local variety, few households and little land area per household

For imported variety, few household and large land area per household

For local variety, low yield, more bitter, human consumption, sale

For imported variety, high yield, less bitter, sale, human consumption

Sechium edule

1

0

Vegetable

Many households and little land area per household

Climbing, disease resistance, better tasty and more pretty fruit in winter, human consumption, sale

Dioscoreaceae

Dioscorea esculenta

2

0

Vegetable

Some households and little land area per household

Perennial, low yield, small and middle root, human consumption

Dioscorea opposita

2

0

Vegetable

Some households and little land area per household

Perennial, low yield, small and middle root, human consumption

Euphorbiaceae

Hevea brasiliensis

0

1

Cash

A lot of households and large land area per household

Perennial, sale

Manihot esculenta

0

1

Cash

Few households and large land area per household

Perennial, sale, human consumption

Fabaceae

Arachis hypogaea

2

1

Oil

For local variety, some households and little land area per household

For imported variety, few households and little land area per household

For local variety, white and yellow seeds, low yield, human consumption, sale, making oil

For imported variety, color seeds, high yield, human consumption, sale, making oil

Glycine max

2

0

Vegetable

Some households and little land area per household

Low yield, yellow and white seed, bean curd, bean milk, bean sprout, good tasty, more fragrant, human consumption

Lablab purpureu

2

0

Vegetable

Some households and no households and little land area per household

Perennial, human consumption

Phaseolus coccineus

2

0

Vegetable

Some households and little land area per household

High yield, good tasty, human consumption

Phaseolus vulgaris

3

0

Vegetable

Some households and no households and little land area per household

Low yield, good tasty, barren resistance, human consumption, sale

Pisum sativum

1

1

Vegetable

For local variety, few households and little land area per household

For imported variety, many households and little land area per household

For local variety, hard shuck, human consumption

For imported variety, soften shuck, human consumption

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

2

0

Vegetable

Some households and little land area per household

Perennial, high yield, good tasty, disease resistance, human consumption

Senegalia pennata

1

0

Vegetable

Few households and little land area per household

Perennial, low yield, human consumption

Vicia faba

1

0

Vegetable

Some households and little land area per household

Low yield, good tasty, more fragrant, human consumption

Vigna angularis

1

0

Vegetable

Few households and little land area per household

Low yield, climbing, porridge, cake making, human consumption

Vigna radiata

1

0

Vegetable

Some households and little land area per household

Low yield, good tasty, disease resistance, human consumption

Vigna sinensis

0

1

Vegetable

Few households and little land area per household

High yield, human consumption, sale

Vigna umbellata

1

0

Vegetable

Some households and little land area per household

Low yield, porridge, human consumption

Vigna unguiculata

0

2

Vegetable

Some households and large land area per household

High yield, 3-4 times collection, human consumption, sale

Lamiaceae

Agastache rugosa

1

0

Spice

Some households and little land area per household

Middle yield, more fragrant, human consumption

Elsholtzia kachinensis

1

0

Spice

A lot of households and little land area per household

Human consumption, sale

Mentha haplocalyx

1

0

Spice

A lot of households and little land area per household

Human consumption, sale

Ocimum basilicum

2

0

Spice

A lot of households and little land area per household

Good tasty, good smell, human consumption, sale

Perilla frutescens

2

0

Spice

Few households and little land area per household

Low yield, more fragrant, human consumption

Pogostemon cablin

1

0

Spice

Some households and little land area per household

Low yield, more fragrant, human consumption

Moraceae

Artocarpus heterophyllus

1

0

Fruit

A lot of households and little land area per household

Perennial, good smell, human consumption, sale

Musaceae

Musa acuminata

2

0

Fruit

For local variety, many households and little land area per household

For imported variety, many households and large land area per household

For local variety, little fruit, low yield, human consumption, fodder, sale

For imported variety, large fruit, high yield, human consumption, fodder, sale

Musa basjoo

1

0

Fruit

A lot of households and little land area per household

Leaf for multi-purposes, human consumption, fodder, sale

Myrtaceae

Psidium guajava

1

0

Fruit

Many households and little land area per household

Perennial, sweet, human consumption, sale

Passifloraceae

Passiflora caerulea

2

0

Fruit

Many households and little land area per household

Perennial, good smell, human consumption

Pedaliaceae

Sesamum indicum

2

0

Spice

Few households or no households and little land area per household

Good tasty, making oil, human consumption

Poaceae

Coix lachryma-jobi

2

0

Food

Few households or not household and large land area per household

Middle and high yield, good tasty, good smell, suitable for high altitude, human consumption, making wine, fodder, sale

Cymbopogon citratus

1

0

Spice

A lot of households and little land area per household

Perennial, spice for chicken and pork cooking

Oryza sativa

7

16

Food

For local variety, a few households and little land area per household

For imported variety, a lot of households and large land area per household

For local variety, good tasty, good smell, low yield, suitable for high altitude, human consumption, disease resistance, barren tolerance, sale

For imported variety, suitable for low and middle altitude, high yield, human consumption, sale

Oryza sativa var. spontanea

21

0

Food

A few households and little land area or large land area per household

Good tasty, good smell, low yield, suitable for high altitude, human consumption, disease resistance, barren tolerance

Saccharum officinarum

0

2

Cash

A lot of households and large land area per household

Imported since 1992, making sugar, sale, few human consumption

Sorghum bicolor

3

0

Food

Few households or not household and large land area per household

Middle yield, good tasty, good smell, fodder, human consumption, making wine, making broom, washing dishes, dying cloth

Triticum aestivum

1

2

Food

For local variety, no households per household

For imported variety, few households no household and large land area per household

For local variety, low yield, good tasty, human consumption, making wine

For imported variety, high yield, less tasty, just for fodder

Zea mays

10

13

Food

For local variety, a few households or no households and little land area per household

For imported variety, a lot of households or few households and large land area per household

For local variety, good tasty, low yield, suitable for high altitude, barren resistance, disease resistance, fodder, making wine, human consumption, sale

For imported variety, suitable for low and middle altitude, high yield, fodder, making wine, human consumption, sale

Polygonaceae

Fagopyrum tataricum

2

0

Food

Few households and little land area per household

Low yield, barrel resistance, making wine, human consumption, fodder

Ranunculaceae

Anemone vitifolia

1

0

Cloth

No households

Middle yield, spinning, weaving, spinning cloth, seeds for medicine

Rhamnaceae

Ziziphus mauritiana

0

1

Fruit

Few households and large land area per household

Middle yield, sale, human consumption

Rosaceae

Prunus persica

2

0

Fruit

Few households and little land area per household

Perennial, good tasty, sweet, human consumption, sale

Prunus salicina

1

0

Fruit

Some households and little land area per household

Perennial, good tasty, sweet, human consumption, sale

Rubiaceae

Coffea arabica

0

1

Cash

Some households and large land area per household

Perennial, low yield, more fragrant, sale

Coffea liberica

0

1

Cash

Some households and large land area per household

Perennial, middle yield, sale

Rutaceae

Citrus grandis

1

0

Fruit

Some households and little land area per household

Perennial, good tasty, sweet, human consumption, sale

Citrus limon

2

0

Fruit

Some households and little land area per household

Perennial, good tasty, sweet, human consumption, sale

Citrus medica

1

0

Fruit

Some households and little land area per household

Perennial, more fragrant, human consumption, sale

Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis

1

0

Fruit

Few households and little land area per household

Perennial, more fragrant, human consumption, sale

Citrus reticulata

1

0

Fruit

Some households and little land area per household

Perennial, good tasty, sweet, human consumption, sale

Solanaceae

Capsicum annuum

2

0

Spice

Many households and little land area per household

Low and middle yield, spicy, human consumption

Capsicum frutescens

1

0

Spice

Many households and little land area per household

Low and middle yield, spicy, human consumption

Nicotiana tabacum

0

2

Cash

No households

Low yield, sale

Solanum betaceum

1

0

Vegetable

A few households and little land area per household

Perennial, human consumption, sale

Solanum etuberosum

2

0

Vegetable

A few households and middle land area per household

Middle and high yield, human consumption, sale, fodder

Solanum lycopersicum

1

1

Vegetable

For local variety, some households and little land area per household

For local variety, low yield, good tasty, human consumption, sale

For imported variety, some households and a large land area per household

For imported variety, high yield, human consumption, sale

Solanum melongena

1

0

Vegetable

Many households and little land area per household

Middle yield, human consumption

Theaceae

Camellia sinensis

3

0

Cash

A lot of households and large land area per household

Perennial, good smell, human consumption, sale

Zingiberaceae

Amomum villosum

0

1

Cash

A lot households and large land area per household

Perennial, growing in national forest, consumption, sale

Curcuma longa

1

0

Spice

Some households and little land area per household

Perennial, yellow root, human consumption, sale

Zingiber officinale

2

0

Spice

A lot of households and middle land area per household

Perennial, yellow root, human consumption, sale