Indigenous Vegetables

Black nightshade
African Nightshade
Amaranth (Amaranthus hybridus)
Amaranth
Cowpeas with green leaves and dry seed pods harvested simultaneously for green leaves and seed pods. (c) A. Bruntse (Courtesy of Meru Herb Farmers)
Cowpea
Young leaves are widely used as spinach in Africa. These leaves can be dried and stored for later use, usually as a relish eaten with maize porridge. This food is rich in magnesium and iron, as well as nicotinic acid. (c) Courtesy EcoPort (http://www.ecoport.org): Roger P. Ellis
Spider plant