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Table 2 Cropped foods in Cani (CA) and Monte Azul (MO) communities

From: Gathering, agriculture, and exchange: an ethnoecological approach to the study of food patterns and feedstuff sources in communities of the Central Andes, Peru

Local names

Family

Species

Use

Habitat

% Families

Harvest months

CA

MO

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

Cedron

Verbenaceae

Aloysia citriodora Paláu

B

H. F

7.1

0

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Chamomile

Asteraceae

Matricaria chamomilla L

B

H

14.2

0

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Balm

Lamiaceae

Melissa officinalis L

B

H. F

7.1

0

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Culantro

Apiaceae

Eryngium foetidum L

D

H

14.3

20

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Oregano

Lamiaceae

Origanum vulgare L

D

H

14.3

0

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ruta

Rutaceae

Ruta graveolens L

D

H

14.3

0

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Custard apple

Annonaceae

Annona cherimola Mill

F

H

7.1

0

    

X

X

      

Peach

Rosaceae

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch

F

H

14.3

0

 

X

X

      

X

X

 

Passion fruit

Passifloraceae

Passiflora ligularis Juss

F

H

14.3

0

 

X

X

         

Mandarin orange

Rutaceae

Citrus reticulata Blanco

F

H

7.1

0

           

X

Apple

Rosaceae

Pyrus malus L

F

H

7.1

0

X

   

X

X

     

X

Pea

Fabaceae

Pisum sativum L

L

H

28.6

0

    

X

X

X

X

    

Chocho

Fabaceae

Lupinus mutabilis Sweet

L

H

7.1

20

     

X

X

     

Bean

Fabaceae

Phaseolus vulgaris L

L

H

21.4

0

     

X

X

X

X

   

Chickpea

Fabaceae

Cicer arietinum L

L

H

7.1

0

   

X

X

       

Broad bean

Fabaceae

Vicia faba L

L

H

14.3

10

 

X

X

         

Corn

Poaceae

Zea mays L

G

H

100

40

    

X

X

X

X

    

Quinoa

Amaranthaceae

Chenopodium quinoa Willd

G

H

21.4

20

     

X

X

X

    

Wheat

Poaceae

Triticum spp. L

G

H

14.3

0

     

X

X

     

Arracacha

Apiaceae

Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancr

R

H

7.1

0

  

X

X

     

X

X

 

Beetroot

Amaranthaceae

Beta vulgaris L. a

R

H. F

7.1

10

            

Sweet potato

Convolvulaceae

Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam,

R

H. F

7.1

0

 

X

X

         

Mashua

Tropaeolaceae

Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruiz & Pav

R

F

7.1

60

    

X

X

      

Oca

Oxalidaceae

Oxalis tuberosa Molina

R

F

21.4

70

    

X

X

      

Olluco

Basellaceae

Ullucus tuberosus Caldas

R

F

21.4

70

    

X

X

      

Potato

Solanaceae

Solanum spp. L

R

F

100

100

   

X

X

       

Radish

Brassicaceae

Raphanus sativus L

R

H. F

7.1

0

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Tocosh potato

Solanaceae

Solanum spp. L

R

F

21.4

90

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Caigua

Cucurbitaceae

Cyclanthera pedata (l.) Schrad

V

F

21.4

0

X

X

     

X

X

   

Pumpkin

Cucurbitaceae

Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché

V

F

64.3

30

 

X

          

Welsh onion

Amaryllidaceae

Allium fistulosum (L.)

V

H. F

14.3

10

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Cabbage

Brassicaceae

Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. a

V

H

21.4

10

            

Colish

Brassicaceae

Brassica sp. L

V

H

0

30

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Lettuce

Asteraceae

Lactuca sativa L

V

H. F

0

10

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Avocado

Lauraceae

Persea americana Mill

V

F

14.3

0

X

X

X

        

X

Parsley

Apiaceae

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Fuss

V

H

0

20

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Carrot

Apiaceae

Daucus carota var. sativus Hoffm.a

V

H. F

7.1

10

            

Squash

Cucurbitaceae

Cucurbita maxima Duchesneb

V

F

14.3

0

            
  1. Numbers in parentheses are Pancorbo-Olivera collection numbers [33] deposited in the herbarium MOL at the Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima, Perú
  2. aIts harvest depends on the sowing time. It is available five months per year
  3. bIt is sowed twice a year, at any month. Each harvest last around two months
  4. Use: F, fruits; V, vegetables; B, beverages; D, desserts and condiments; L, legumes; G, grains or cereals; R, roots, bulbs, and tubers
  5. Habitat: H, homegarden; F, farm