Indigenous and traditional plants: South African parents’ knowledge, perceptions and uses and their children’s sensory acceptance

Table 3 Identified edible ITPs

Local name in Setswana	Botanical name	Part consumed	FG 1	FG 2	FG 3	FG 4
Amadumbe (IsiZulu)	Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott and Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott	Leaves, stem	-	Y	-	-
Bobete	Urtica urens L.	Leaves	Y	-	-	-
Chencha-keledi	Unknown	Fruit	-	Y	-	-
Kgobe-di-metsing	Portulaca oleracea L.	Leaves	-	-	-	Y
Leleme-la-kgomo	Looks like Ricinodendron rautanenii Schinz	Fruit, seeds	Y*	Y*	-	-
Lekatane	Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai	Fruit, leaves	-	-	Y	-
Lekgomane	Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.	Leaves	Y	Y	-	-
Lerotho	Cleome gynandra L.	Leaves	Y	Y	-	-
Leshabe	Sonchus asper Vill. and S. oleraceus L.	Leaves	Y	-	-	-
Motangtang/Mistrikadika (fruit)	Momordica balsamina L.	Fruit	-	Y	-	-
Mmilo	Vangueria infausta Burch.	Fruit	-	Y	-	Y
Mmoko	Unknown	Fruit	-	Y	-	-
Moetsa-wa-pere	Unknown	Roots	Y*	-	Y	-
Mokofi	Unknown	Seeds	-	-	-	Y
Morwetla	Grewia flava D.C.	Fruit	-	Y	Y	Y
Monokotshwai	Unknown	Fruit	-	-	-	Y
Motswetswejane	Unknown	Fruit	-	-	Y	-
Qhela	Unknown	Leaves	-	-	-	Y
Rapa/rape	Brassica rapa L.	Leaves, stem	-	-	Y	-
Rotsane	Unknown	Fruit	-	Y	-	-
Sebitsa	Unknown	Leaves	-	-	Y	-
Sehuwe	Unknown	Leaves	Y	-	Y	Y *
Sekgalo	Unknown	Leaves	Y*	Y	Y	Y
Solele	Portulaca oleracea L.	Leaves	-	-	-	Y
Senkgane/Sekgapapane/ Imbikilicane	Chenopodium album L.	Leaves	Y*	Y*	Y*	Y*
Spaile	Brassica carinata A. Braun	Leaves	Y	Y*	-	Y*
Sepatlapatla	Physalis peruviana L.	Leaves, stem	Y	-	Y	-
Sthwanya	Unknown	Leaves	-	-	Y	Y
Storfyn	Unknown	Leaves	-	Y	-	-
Thepe	Amaranthus spp: A. blitum L., A. graecizans L., A. cruentus L., A. tricolor L.	Leaves, stem	Y*	Y*	Y*	Y *

The local names are given in Setswana, unless differently indicated. FG: Focus Group. (Y): the majority (75% or more) of participants within a particular focus group knew about the particular ITP mentioned and was familiar with its use. (*): the IPT was commonly/mostly used by the participants. (−): the ITP was not used and/or known.

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