Common name

Local name

Scientific name

Spices

Anise

Pleple

Pimpinella anisum

Chile

Takin

Capsicum sp

Cinnamon

Cinnamon

Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Clove

AtinkinKpadotà

Eugenia caryophyllus

Cumin

Ha

Cumynum cyminum

Dill

Sokounnou

Anethum gravealens

False nutmeg

Sassagbakun

Monodora myristica

Garlic

Ayo

Allium sativum

Guinea pepper

Kpédjlélékun

Xylopia aethiopica

Ginger

Dotè

Zingiber officinalis

Nutmeg

Salikun

Myristica fragrans

Onion

Mansà

Allium cepa

Pepper

Linlinkun

Piper nigrum

Star anise

star

Illicium verum

Sweet pepper

Pepper

Capsicum annuum

Thyme

Tein

Thymus vulgaricus

Aromatic herbs

African basil

Tchioyo, tchiayo

Ocimum gratissimum

Celery

Celery

Apium gravealens

Citronela

Timan

Cymbopogon citrates

Laurel

Lorieman

Laurus nobilis

Mint

Manti

Aquatic mentha

Parsley

Parsley

Petroselinum crispum

Rosemary

Rosemary

Rosmarinus officinalis