| Cereal / pulse=
| Fruit=
| Vegetable= {{Stars3}}
| Vegetable oil=
| Spice /condiment=
| Auxiliary plant=
| Fibre=
| Food security= {{Stars2}}
| Climate change=
}}
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{| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right" style="margin-left: 20px;"|-| General importance| {{Prota3}}|-| Geographic coverage Africa| {{Prota3}}|-| Geographic coverage World| {{Prota3}}|-| Cereal / starch| |-| Vegetables| {{Prota3}}|-| Food security| {{Prota2}}|}
[[File:Cichorium endivia PROTA drawing.gif|thumb|right|''Cichorium endivia''<br>
1, plant habit; 2, leaf of endive; 3, leaf of escarole. Source: PROSEA]]