The dataset lists traditional species of fruit (256), vegetable (323) and pulse (50). The goal is gathering knowledge that could impulse projects that will contribute towards mainstreaming species with under-exploited potential in filling existing nutritional, income, and ecosystem gaps, and transforming African food systems. Existing knowledge on traditional foods is highly fragmented, scattered in various publications and reports, or in inaccessible databases to policy makers and practitioners. Based on accepted names published by the World...