Species richness, cultural importance, and prioritization of wild spices for conservation in the Sudano-Guinean zone of Benin (West Africa)

Kafoutchoni, Konoutan Médard; Idohou, Rodrigue; Egeru, Anthony; Salako, Kolawolé Valère; Agbangla, Clément; Adomou, Aristide Cossi; Assogbadjo, Achille Ephrem

doi:10.1186/s13002-018-0267-y

Table 5 List of vernacular names recorded per species and their meaning

From: Species richness, cultural importance, and prioritization of wild spices for conservation in the Sudano-Guinean zone of Benin (West Africa)

Species	Vernacular names	Sociolinguistic groups	Meaning of the vernacular names
Aeollanthus pubescens	Fé okuta, Kpon’kouta	Tchabè	Grow on the hills
Aframomum alboviolaceum	Gbétakin	Fon	Bush pepper
	Gbétakoun	Fon	Aframomum melegueta of the bush
	Koutchou	Adja	–
	Atalè okou	Idatcha	Bush pepper
		Ibouro	–
	Ebouro	Ifè	Red fruit
	Ibio	Nago	Red fruit
	Bobota	Tchabè	Red fruit emerging from the ground
			Pungent seeds like A. melegueta’s ones
	Okpogloé	Mahi	Fruits emerging from the ground
	Ebo	Itcha	Red fruit
Aframomum angustifolium	Tchankoko	Ifè, Nago Tchabè,	–
Aframomum angustifolium	Sankoko	Ifè, Nago Tchabè,	–
Aframomum melegueta	Takù	Adja	–
Clausena anisata	Azizinma	Fon	Repel the ants
	Tchakatouma	Fon	Leaves used for making magic to counter tchakatou dark magic
	Gbozohouin	Fon	–
	Ewé kikani	Idatcha	–
Cymbopogon giganteus	Oflin	Idatcha	–
Cymbopogon giganteus	Gbézin	Fon	–
Lippia multiflora	Nyenya	Fon	–
	Aglàla	Fon, Mahi	–
	Aklala sê	Mahi	Plant with aromatic flower introduced from Accra (Ghana)
	Kanhoun	Idatcha	–
	Tchagara	Ifè	Mint flavor
	Tchagà	Itcha	–
	Kinhoun kinhoun	Nago	Pleasant flavor
	Kanhoun kanhoun	Tchabè	Pleasant flavor
Monodora tenuifolia	Ariwo	Idatcha	–
Piper guineense	Kanlin man	Adja	Liana habit
Piper guineense	lènlènkoun	Adja	–
Securidaca longipedunculata	Attakpa wanon, Attakpa wanhuin huin	Fon	Persistent scent of the root’s bark
Securidaca longipedunculata	Kpatalè	Idatcha	–
Thonningia sanguinea	Atin madodè	Idatcha	Leafless plant
Thonningia sanguinea	Otchoulélé	Ifè	The flowers appear with the new moon
Uvaria chamae	Yaha	Idatcha	–
Uvaria chamae	Yalaha	Fon	–
Xylopia aethiopica	Esso	Adja	–
Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides	Tchanouwèlè	Itcha	Pungent taste and pleasant flavor
Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides	Sanouyèlè	Tchabè	Pungent taste and pleasant flavor

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