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Table 1 Different names used by farmers to designate banana and plantain accessions in South Benin

From: Banana and plantain production systems in Benin: ethnobotanical investigation, varietal diversity, pests, and implications for better production

Number

Cultivars

Type

Number of village

Villages

1

Abidja

Plantain

1

Tangbo Aga

2

Adjangan

Plantain

14

TokpadomèI, Dévémè, Zouhouè, Tchicomey, Kpodji, Agatogbo, Tossohon, Tangbo Aga, Glodjigbé, Yèkon aga, GloFanto, Tokpadomè II, Adjarra Hounvè, Gbeova

3

Agba

Plantain

7

Banigbé Nago, Igbidi, Lokossa, Modogan, Ewé, Obèkè Ouèrè, Agatogbo

4

Agbavé

Plantain

3

Tchicomey, Kpodji, Kpodji

5

Agoukokoué

Plantain

1

Kpoto

6

Akodou

Banana

1

Dévémè

7

Akokoué

Banana

1

Kpoto

8

Akpahissi

Banana

3

Dévémè, Tchicomey, Kpodji

9

Alladakodou

Banana

2

Tchicomey, Kpodji

10

Allokokoué

Banana

1

Kpodji

11

Aloga

Plantain

21

Obèkè Ouèrè, Kitigbo, Kpoto, Dévémè Tchicomey, Tangbo Aga, Agbondjèdo, Attogon centre, Zèkanmè, Yèkon aga, HouègboTohomè, Sèhouè centre, Agbozounkpa, Tokpadomè I, Tokpadomè II, Adjarra Hounvè, Gbéova, Tokpa, Hangnan,Ahota, Lanmadji

12

Alogli

Banana

2

Zèkanmè, Hangnan

13

Alokpoé

Banana

1

Tchicomey

14

Amandan

Banana

1

Zounhouè

15

Amawiti

Banana

3

Kpoto, Agbozounkpa, Gbeova

16

Assanmiénu

Banana

1

Touléhoudji

17

Assonwonou

Banana

1

Kpoto

18

Atchakpoé

Banana

1

Dévémè

19

Avlan

Plantain

7

Dangbo-centre, Dasso, Tanzoun, Zounta, Akpamè, Obèkè Ouèrè, Ewé

20

Avlandjangn

Plantain

1

Tchicomey

21

Chinouavi

Banana

1

Tossohon

22

Chon

Banana

1

Kpoto

23

Cododoé

Banana

1

Tchicomey

24

Colèti

Banana

1

Kpoto

25

Dangni

Banana

1

Akpamè

26

Dankodou

Banana

2

Kinkinhoué, Zoundjamè

27

Dankokoué

Banana

10

Zoukou, Tchicomey, Kpodji, Kinkinhoué, Tangbo Aga, Zèkanmè, GloFanto, Houègbo Tohomè, Tokpadomè I, Adjarra Hounvè

28

Danvlan

Banana

1

Kpodji

29

Dimangnan

Banana

1

Touléhoudji

30

Djanvlan

Plantain

1

Agbozounkpa

31

Djilèkè

Banana

1

Agbozounkpa

32

Djogodjigui

Banana

1

Adjarra Hounvè

33

Dohèzè

Banana

6

Zounta, Dangbo-centre, Attogon centre, Zèkanmè, GloFanto, Djomon

34

Edanmandan

Banana

1

Zoundjamè

35

Emènin Olory

Banana

1

Obèkè Ouèrè

36

Eminnè otchoumaré

Banana

2

Ewé, Obèkè Ouèrè

37

Eminnèré

Banana

2

Obèkè Ouèrè, Banigbé Nago

38

Fiossiké

Banana

1

Zounhouè

39

Flodjèguèdjèguè

Banana

1

Kpoto

40

Fonkokoué

Banana

1

Kpoto

41

Gangni

Plantain

1

Agbozounkpa

42

Gangnikokoué

Plantain

2

Dangbo-centre, Zounta

43

Gangnilo

Banana

1

Sèhouè centre

44

Gbakokoué

Banana

7

Tchicomey, Tangbo Aga, Attogon centre, GloFanto, HouègboTohomè, Tokpadomè I, Tokpa

45

Gbala

Plantain

4

Wéwéhoué, Touléhoudji, Aboti, Gnamamè

46

Gbavénon

Plantain

1

Tchicomey

47

Gbofoutou

Banana

1

Agbozounkpa

48

Gbogui

Banana

2

Dangbo-centre, Akpamè

49

Gnimagnan

Banana

1

Kpodavé

50

Gnivlan

Banana

2

Akpamè, Tchicomey

51

Goukokoué

Banana

1

Dangbo-centre

52

Hlogui

Banana

3

Dangbo-centre, Djomon, Zounta

53

Hohovikokoué

Banana

1

Tchicomey

54

Houngbo

Banana

1

Gbéova

55

Jokosso

Banana

2

Igbidi, Obèkè Ouèrè

56

Kinkoun

Banana

1

Houègbo Tohomè

57

Kodou

Banana

1

Kpodavé

58

Kokodoé

Banana

1

Tchicomey

59

Kolédo

Banana

1

Zounhouè

60

Kouekouekoyou

Banana

1

Hangnan

61

KouéKouéogouton

Banana

1

Zounta

62

Kokoué

Banana

2

Touléhoudji, Aboti

63

Koyou

Banana

1

 

64

Kpafoukpafou

Banana

1

Kpoto

65

Kpafoutou

Banana

2

Sèhouè centre, Agbozounkpa

66

Kpahissi

Banana

5

Touléhoudji, Zèkanmè, Yèkon, Tokpadomè I, Adjarra Hounvè

67

Kpahounflo

Banana

1

Kpoto

68

Kparata

Banana

2

Modogan, Obèkè Ouèrè

69

Kpolonvi

Banana

1

Adjarra Hounvè

70

Limonvlan

Banana

2

Tchicomey, Kpodji

71

Malikouè

Banana

1

Tokpadomè I

72

Mandandjoto

Banana

1

Touléhoudji

73

Mandangan

Plantain

7

Wéwéhoué, Touléhoudji, Kinkinhoué, Kpodavé, Aboti, Zoundjamè, Gnamamè

74

Mandankpévé

Banana

1

Dévémè

75

Monchinonfou

Banana

1

Wéwéhoué

76

Ninkouin

Banana

1

Adjarra Hounvè

77

Olori

Banana

3

Modogan, Ewé, Obèkè Ouèrè

78

Ononnon

Banana

2

Kpoto, Adjarra Hounvè

79

Planta

Banana

18

Tanzoun, Zounta, Akpamè, Dangbo-centre Zounhouè, Tchicomey, Agatogbo, Tossohon, Agbondjèdo, Attogon centre, Zèkanmè, HouègboTohomè, Sèhouè centre, Sèhouè agaga, Tokpadomè I, AdjarraHounvè, Ahota, Gbeova

80

Sanmiénou

Banana

1

Gnamamè

81

Sodjèmi

Banana

2

AdjarraHounvè, Gbeova

82

Sokokoué

Banana

2

Dangbo-centre, Houègbo Tohomè

83

Sotoumon

Banana

27

Zoukou, Kitigbo, Kpoto, Dévémè, Zounhouè Tchicomey, Kpodji, Agatogbo, Tossohon, Kinkinhoué, Tangbo Aga, Agbondjèdo Attogon centre, Attogon centre, Zèkanmè, Glodjigbé centre, Houègbo Tohomè, Sèhouè centre, Agbozounkpa, Tokpadomè I, Tokkpadomè II, Tokpadomè I, AdjarraHounvè, Gbéova, Tokpa Hangnan, Ahota

84

Sovlan

Banana

3

Tchicomey, Hangnan, Ahota

85

Tchon

Banana

7

Kpodji, Agbondjèdo, Attogon centre, Tokpadomè I, Tokpa, Hangnan, Gbeova

86

Tokpovi

Banana

1

Dévémè

87

Vlandjangan

Plantain

1

Tchicomey