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Indigenous knowledge of Blighia sapida (Ackee) from rainforest and savanna vegetation zones of Ondo, Osun and Oyo
states, Nigeria were investigated. Ten percent (10%) of the total Local Government Areas (LGA) in each vegetation zone
were randomly selected. Information on the uses of Blighia sapida was collected from eight (8) respondents in three
communities of each selected LGA using a semi-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was further used to analyze
the data. The results indicated that respondents across the study areas depended on the various products of Blighia sapida
to meet their needs (for food, laundry, building, etc). Specifically, both young and old respondents across the study areas
eat the aril of B. sapida while some other persons cook it with vegetable. However, the difference observed in the level of
knowledge of the respondents suggests that people should be enlightened more on the effective uses of Ackee. There is need
to create more awareness on B. sapida because it is not widely known unlike other forest fruit trees such as Garcinia kola,
Chrysophyllum albidum. Efforts should be made towards the domestication of B. sapida because the trees are relatively
low in abundance due to its timber that has been harvested.