title: Ethnoecology of traditional leafy vegetables of the Luo people of Bondo district, western Kenya.
abstract: Diversity of traditional leafy vegetables consumed by the Luo people of Nyang'oma, Bondo District, western Kenya, was evaluated in relation to their ecological habitats. The study generally revealed high species diversity within different ecological areas. A total of 60 leafy vegetable species (domesticated and wild) belonging to 47 genera and 29 families were collected. Most of the vegetable species were gathered from the wild but a few were domesticated on farmlands and kitchen gardens. Plant families that comprised most leafy vegetable species were Fabaceae, Amaranthaceae, Acanthaceae, Asteraceae and Solanaceae.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Food Science and Technology, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, Maryland 21853, USA. foorech@umes.edu
authors.forename: F O
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Orech
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aagaard-Hansen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Friis
mesh_terms: D044822:Biodiversity; D017753:Ecosystem; D019448:Ethnobotany; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D009753:Nutritive Value; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000145:classification*; D012424:Rural Population; D014675:Vegetables / Q000145:classification*