Table 3 Listed wild vegetable species (by number of users)
Latin name | Local name | Source | Frequency index (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Citrullus lanatus | Mochacha | Home garden | 92 |
Vigna unguiculata | Monawa | Home garden | 93 |
Cleome gynandra | Lerotho | Home garden | 84 |
Amaranthus retroflexus | Theepe | Home garden | 76 |
Cucumis zeyheri | Monyaku | Home garden | 60 |
Cucurbita pepo | Mophotse | Home garden | 41 |
Corchorus tridens | Thelele | Home garden | 40 |
Parapolydora fastigiata | Lehlanye | Wild | 32 |
Hibiscus trionum | Maeteletja | Home garden | 14 |
Convolvulus farinosus | Motantane | Home garden | 14 |
* | Tlowane | Home garden | 14 |
Oxygonum sinuatum | Tshehlo | Wild | 14 |
Citrullus ecirrhosus | Phara | Home garden | 9 |
Cucumis hirsutus | Senotwanotwane | Home garden | 9 |
Waltheria indica | Mohutasele | Wild | 5 |
* | Mophato | Wild | 4 |
Sonchus oleraceus | Mantlalekgere | Wild | 1 |
Momordica balsamina | Motangtang | Wild | 1 |