Survey on Indigenous Food Plants of Kaya Kauma and Kaya Tsolokero in Kilifi County Kenya

Jefwa, Joyce; Mwafaida, Joseph

doi:10.17265/1934-7391/2017.02.004

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“…They are also used as food additives such as flavoring agents in foods and soups or as fermenting agents in preparation of local brews. Fruits are among the frequently utilized wild edible plant parts in rural areas of Kenya [9,22]. Consumption of fresh fruits is beneficial to the body since they provide the body with resources such as mineral salts, vitamins A and C, carbohydrates, natural sugars, and water [12].…”

Section: Food Types Obtained From Wild Edible Plantsmentioning

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“…The need for the recognition of the nutritional value of traditional foods has resulted in campaigns for them to be incorporated into the rural and urban diets [16]. In spite of this, few studies in Kenya [9,14,[19][20][21][22] have focused on documentation of wild food plants at local levels. In Kitui county, studies have mostly focused on documentation of medicinal plants [23][24][25] with little attention given to wild edible plants.…”

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Conservation of Wild Food Plants and Their Potential for Combatting Food Insecurity in Kenya as Exemplified by the Drylands of Kitui County

Mutie

Rono

Kathambi

et al. 2020

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Wild food plants are important resources for people living in dry areas of Kenya. A botanical inventory of vascular plants of Kitui county was compiled from specimens collected during field investigations in Kitui county, at the East African (EA) herbarium and from literature reporting on plants of Kitui county. To obtain an inventory of wild edible plants found in Kitui county, literature reporting on wild edible plants of Kenya were searched and combined with the use reports obtained from field surveys in Kitui county. A total of 199 wild plants found in Kitui county have the potential of being utilized as foods in different ways. Plant species growing either as trees or shrubs (83 species) and herbs (36 species) are the dominant life forms while the best represented plant families are Leguminosae (25 species) and Malvaceae (17 species). Fruits (124 reports) and leaves (56 reports) are the common plant parts collected for food. Fruits (120 species) and vegetables (44 species) are the common wild food types in Kitui county. Further studies on species distribution are necessary to address conservation concerns that may threaten such plants.

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Section: Food Types Obtained From Wild Edible Plantsmentioning

confidence: 99%