Plant Species List

ID No. Species name Family Common Name Local Name Compound
NMP-208 Alchornea floribunda Müll.Arg Euphorbiaceae Niando, Christmas bush, Iporuru Aramamilia (Nigeria, Edo), Agyama (Ghana, Asante-Twi), Mano kai (Liberia, Mano), Sumara fida (Mali, Manding-Maninka) 8
NMP-224 Acalypha ornata. Euphorbiaceae Copperleaf, Ornate Acalypha Era (Yoruba, Nigeria) 9
NMP-297 Allium sativum Amaryllidaceae Garlic, cultivated garlic Tafarnuwa (Hausa, Nigeria), Ayu, (Yoruba, Nigeria), Ayo-ishi (Igbo, Nigeria) 18
NMP-296 Adansonia digitata Malvaceae African baobab, baobab, monkey-bread tree, upside-down tree Kuka (Hausa), kurnje (Dera, Nigeria), usi (Edo, Nigeria), boh ere, bokki, bokko (Fula-Fulfulde, Nigeria), kwahi (Gwari, Nigeria), obobo (Igala, Nigeria), kalkuwa, kuwa (Kanuri, Nigeria), emu, muci (Nupe, Nigeria) 16
NMP-005 Allium cepa Amaryllidaceae Onion, Bulb Onion, Common Onion, Garden Onion Albasa (Hausa, Nigeria), Alubosa (Yoruba, Nigeria), Yabase (Twi, Ghana), Kitunguu (Swahili, East Africa), Pyaj (Hindi, India), Cebolla (Spanish, South America), Oignon (French, Africa), Zwiebel (German). 5
NMP-277 Acalypha segetalis Euphorbiaceae Three Seeded Mercury, Field Copperleaf - 47
NMP-263 Araucaria cunninghamii Araucariaceae Hoop Pine, Colonial Pine, Queensland Pine, Dorrigo Pine, Moreton Bay Pine, Richmond River Pine - 47
NMP-262 Annona reticulata Annonaceae Bullocks Heart, Custard Apple, Jamaican Apple, Netted Custard Apple, Sugar Apple - 4
NMP-260 Azanza garckeana Malvaceae - African chewing gum, goron tula (Hausa), snot apple, tree hibiscus, mutohwe (Shona), nkole (Sri Lanka) uXakuxaku (isiNdebele) and morojwa (Setswana). 15
NMP-226 Adenodolichos paniculatus. Fabaceae Fire bean Birom: Kparak; Kilikainawa (Fula-Fulfulde), Dulluɓe, Kwaiwa, Kwiwa, Kwiya, Waken wuta (Hausa, Nigeria) 4
NMP-011 Aspilia africana Compositae Haemorrhage Plant, Wild Sunflower, Bush Marigold Kalankuwa, Nanake,Tozalin mata (Hausa, Nigeria), Yunyun (Yoruba, Nigeria), Uranjilalu (Igbo, Nigeria) , Mfufu (Akan-Asante, Ghana), Nasa (Adangme-Kro bo, Ghana), Ngoyo (Mende, Sierra Leone), Woya (Maninka, Sierra Leone), Mkonokono (Swahili, East Africa) 10
NMP-010 Artocarpus altilis. Moraceae Breadfruit, Breadnut, Ulu Jada (Hausa, Nigeria), Berefurutu (Yoruba, Nigeria), Jaloke (Nigeria), Sukun (Malay, Indonesia), Rimas (Tagalog, Philippines), Kamansi (Visayan, Philippines), Mkonokono (Swahili, East Africa) 28
NMP-009 Annona senegalensis Annonaceae African Custard Apple, Wild Custard Apple, Wild Soursop, Desert Custard Apple Gwandar daji (Hausa, Nigeria), Uburu ocha (Igbo, Nigeria), Abo (Yoruba, Nigeria), Ibobo (Yoruba, Nigeria), Duku-hi (Fulani, Nigeria), Mkonokono (Swahili, East Africa) 23
NMP-008 Annona muricata Annonaceae Soursop, Graviola, Guanabana, Custard Apple, Durian Blanda Sharp-sharp (Nigeria), Ogbaka nti (Igbo,Nigeria), Ebo, Apekan (Yoruba, Nigeria) 1
NMP-007 Anacardium occidentale Anacardaceae Cashew, Cashew Nut Tree, Cashew Apple Tree, Maranon Kashu,Kanju (Hausa, Nigeria), Okpokpo (Yoruba, Nigeria), Akwe olu(Igbo,Nigeria), Merey (Spanish, Venezuela), Caju (Portuguese, Brazil), Anacardier (French, Ivory Coast), Kaju (Hindi, India), Muang himapharn (Lao, Laos), Yao kuo (Mandarin, China) 15
NMP-006 Alstonia boonei Apocynaceae Alstonia, Pattern Wood, Stoolwood, Gods Tree, Cheesewood Kawo (Hausa, Nigeria), Onyame dua (Akan, Ghana), Ahun (Yoruba, Nigeria), Egbu (Igbo, Nigeria), Bokuka (Duala, Cameroon), Kuge (Koosi, Cameroon), Emien (Anyi, Ivory Coast), Ti keung (Banyun, Senegal), Leguere (Fula-Pulaar, Guinea), Kalo wulo (Mende, Sierra 2
NMP-004 Albizia adianthifolia Leguminosae Flat-crown Albizia, Rough-bark Flat-crown Albizia, West African Albizia, Large-leaved False-thorn, Schlechters Albizia Tsintsiyar Kurmi (Hausa, Nigeria), Banabana Ayinreta, igbabo, afema, avu (Nigeria), Umufunga (Swahili, Tanzania), Muvuma (Shona, Zimbabwe), Musase (Bemba, Zambia), Umubabangwe (Kinyarwanda, Rwanda), Muru (Kikuyu, Kenya) 6
NMP-003 Ageratum conyzoides Compositae Goat Weed, Billygoat Weed, White Weed, Tropical Whiteweed Imi esu (Yoruba, Nigeria), Ngwa (Igbo, Nigeria), Guakro (Twi, Ghana) 5
NMP-002 Acanthus montanus Acanthaceae Bears Breech, Mountain Thistle, False Thistle, Leopards Tongue, Alligator Plant Ogwu ahga (Igbo, Agbani, Nigeria), Mlelonko (Igbo, Asaba, Nigeria), Agameebu (Igbo, Onitsha/Owerri/Awka, Nigeria), Ahon ekun, Ahon ekun dudu, Eekun arugbo (Yoruba, Nigeria), Edulee imemein (Ijo-Izon, Nigeria), Kpete-pela (Mende, Sierra Leone), Kpete-wela 13
NMP-001 Acacia nilotica , Mimosaceae Acacia, Egyptian Mimosa, Gum Arabic Tree, Thorn Mimosa Bagawura (Hausa, Nigeria), Moore-nenga (Burkina Faso), Baganayiri bogonan (Dioula, Burkina Faso), Gaoudi (Fulfulde, Burkina Faso), Odawoma (Akan, Ghana), Bagana (Bambara, Mali), Baani (Djema, Niger), Gonaki (Wolof, Senegal), Nep nep (Serer, Senegal), Gaud 4