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Table 3 Food indigenous to the Americas (North, Central, and South)

From: What Kigali’s open-air markets reveal about achieving food and nutrition security: the role of African indigenous crops

English name

Scientific name

Local name

Cereals

 Maizea

Zea mays

Ibigori

Fruits

 Avocado

Persea americana

Avoka

 Guava

Psidium guajava

Amapera

 Passion fruit

Passiflora edulis

Marakuja/itunda

 Pineapple

Ananas comosus

Inanasi

 Pumpkin/Zucchini

Cucurbita spp.

Igihaza

 Pepper (bell, chili)

Capsicum spp.

Puwavuro

 Strawberries

Fragaria × ananassa

Inkeri

 Tamarillo/tree tomato

Solanum betaceum

Ikinyomoro

 Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

Inyanya

Legumes

 Beansa

Phaseolus spp.

Ibishyimbo

 Peanutsa

Arachis hypogaea

Ubunyobwa

Root crops

 Cassavaa

Manihot esculenta

Imyumbati

 Potatoa

Solanum tuberosum

Ibirayi

 Sweet potatoa

Ipomoea batatas

Ibijumba

Vegetables

 Green beans

Phaseolus vulgaris

Imiteja

 Cassava leaves

Manihot esculenta

Isombe

 Amaranth

Amaranthus spp.

Imboga rwatsi

 Chayote

Sechium edule

Ibishayoti/Ibidodoyi

  1. aStaple food