Indigenous knowledge, use and on-farm management of enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) diversity in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia

Olango, Temesgen Magule; Tesfaye, Bizuayehu; Catellani, Marcello; Pè, Mario Enrico

doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-41

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 3 Enset landrace names known to the Wolaita community as reported in the literature, currently maintained in ex situ collections and recorded in the present study from Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

From: Indigenous knowledge, use and on-farm management of enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman) diversity in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia

Vernacular names	*References	‡Distribution (study reports)	§Distribution (agro-ecology)	Vernacular names	References	Distribution (study reports)	Distribution (agro-ecology)
Achaka	[1,3,4]	Medium	M, H	Hoiya	[1]	Unique	H
Adinona	[1-5]	Cosmopolitan	L,M,H	Kabaria	[1-3]	Medium	L,M,H
Aduwa	[1]	Unique	L,H	Kambata	[1,4]	Narrow	M,H
Afamma	[3]	Unique	NI	Kambata-maziya	[1]	Unique	H
Agino	[1-4]	Common	L,M,H	Kataniya	[1-3,5]	Common	L,M,H
Ala-genna	[1-3]	Medium	L,M,H	Kekeruwa	[1-5]	Cosmopolitan	M,H
Anko-genna	[1-4]	Common	L,M,H	Koltua	[2]	Unique	NI
Ankuwa	[1,4]	Narrow	L,M	Kuania	[1,3,4]	Medium	M
Argama	[1,3,5]	Medium	M, H	Kucha-arkiya	[1,4]	Narrow	H
Arkiya	[1-3,5]	Common	L,M,H	Kuchia	[1,3]	Narrow	L,M
Badadia	[1-4]	Common	L,M,H	Lalukiya	[1]	Unique	H
Bala	[5]	Unique	NI	Lembuwa	[1-3,5]	Common	M,H
Banga	[1,3,4]	Medium	M, H	Locha	[4]	Unique	NI
Benuwa	[1,3]	Narrow	M	Lochingia	[1-3]	Medium	M,H
Bora	[1]	Unique	L	Mahia	[3]	Unique	NI
Boroda-wanadiyia	[1]	Unique	H	Masa-maziya	[1]	Unique	M,H
Bota-arkiya	[1]	Unique	L,M	Masmasa	[3]	Unique	NI
Botya	[4]	Unique	NI	Matiya	[1-4]	Common	L,M,H
Budaro	[3]	Unique	NI	Maziya	[1-3,5]	Common	L,M,H
Bukinia	[1,3]	Narrow	H	Messa	[4]	Unique	NI
Buluwa	[1,2,4]	Medium	M,H	Mochiya	[1-4]	Common	L,M,H
Bundiya	[1,3]	Narrow	M	Nakaka	[1-3,5]	Common	L,M,H
Chemia	[1,4]	Narrow	L,M	Oso-gurzo	[4]	Unique	NI
Chichia	[1-3,5]	Common	L,M,H	Peluwa	[1-3,5]	Common	M,H
Chorore	[3]	Unique	NI	Pena	[1-3]	Medium	M,H
Dalulia	[1-3]	Medium	L,M	Pokuwa	[4]	Unique	NI
Dawro-arkiya	[1]	Unique	M,H	Posha	[4]	Unique	NI
Dirbuwa	[1,4]	Narrow	M,H	Sanka	[1-3]	Medium	L,M
Dokozuwa	[4]	Unique	NI	Sassa	[1]	Unique	H
Dokuwa	[1-3,5]	Common	M	Separa	[3]	Unique	NI
Erasha	[4]	Unique	NI	Shalakumiya	[1-3]	Medium	L,M,H
Eslammia	[1,4]	Narrow	H	Shamaruwa	[1-4]	Common	H
Falakiya	[1,5]	Narrow	M,H	Shedodiniya	[4]	Unique	NI
Fara	[1,3]	Narrow	H	Shuchafe-godariya	[1]	Unique	H
Fenku	[4]	Unique	NI	Shuchafiya	[1,5]	Narrow	H
Gassa	[1]	Unique	M	Silqantiya	[1-3]	Medium	M
Gefetanuwa	[1-4]	Common	L,M,H	Siraria	[1-3]	Medium	M
Genaowo	[1,4]	Narrow	H	Siskela	[3]	Unique	NI
Genessa	[1-4]	Common	L,M,H	Sorgiya	[5]	Unique	NI
Genna	[1,2,4,5]	Common	L,M,H	Suitia	[1-3]	Medium	L,M,H
Gezetiya	[4]	Unique	NI	Tagacha	[3]	Unique	NI
Gishera	[3]	Unique	NI	Tenna	[3]	Unique	NI
Godariya	[1-5]	Cosmopolitan	L,M,H	Tuffa	[1]	Unique	L,M
Gomorcha	[4]	Unique	NI	Tuzuma	[1-5]	Cosmopolitan	L,M,H
Gonwassa	[1,3]	Narrow	M,H	Wanadiyia	[1-3]	Medium	L,M,H
Guniashia	[3]	Unique	NI	Woisha	[4,5]	Narrow	NI
Halla	[1-3,5]	Common	L,M,H	Zinkiya	[1-3]	Medium	M,H
Hawsakuwa	[3]	Unique	NI

*References are (1): the present study; (2): Eyasu, 2003 [34]; (3): Tsegaye and Struik, 2002 [11]; (4): Haile, 2014 [33] (Landraces from Areka Agricultural Research Centre (AARC) (7° 09' N latitude and 37° 47' E longitudes) which maintains national enset landrace collections that also include collections from Wolaita); (5): Shumbulo et al., 2012 [24] (which reports identification of 55 landraces but only reported 20 landrace vernacular names).
‡Distribution refers to landrace vernacular names in five of the studies (the present study, Eyasu, 2003 [34], Tsegaye and Struik, 2002 [11], AARC, Haile, 2014 [33] and Shumbulo et al., 2012 [24]); landrace name/s reported only in 1 study = Unique; 2 studies = Narrow; 3 studies = Medium; 4 studies = Common; and 5 studies = Cosmopolitan.
§Distribution across traditional agro-ecologies in Ethiopia viz: lowland (L) (<1,500 m); midland (M) (1,500-2,500 m) and highland (H) (>2,500 m) above sea level. NI= Not Indicated.

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