Plant Species List

ID No. Species name Family Common Name Local Name Compound
NMP-299 Balanites aegyptiaca Zygophyllales Desert date, soapberry tree Aduwa (Hausa), Lalob (Sudan Arabic), Mchunju (Swahili), Taboraq (Tuareg, Tamasheq) 9
NMP-214 Brachystelma togoense Apocynaceae Togo brachystelma, West African brachystelma - 2
NMP-210 Bauhinia monandra Fabaceae Napoleon’s Plume, Pink Bauhinia, St. Thomas Tree, Orchid Tree - 5
NMP-209 Bauhinia galpinii Fabaceae Red Bauhinia, Pride of De Kaap, Red Orchid Tree - 4
NMP-269 Brachystegia eurycoma Fabaceae - Achi (Igbo, Nigeria), Ekalado, Eku (Yoruba, Nigeria), Okweri (Edo, Nigeria), Akpakpa 48
NMP-268 Boswellia dalzielii Burseraceae Frankincense tree, West African frankincense, Arbre à encens (French) Juguhi (Fula-Fulfulde Adamawa, Nigeria), Anndakehi, Janawhi, Shabilabi (Fulfulde, Nigeria), Ararrabi, Ba-samu, Cibdi, Dan magami, Hanoo, Hanoo kai, Kadayan, Tarmasika, Chibdi (Hausa, Nigeria), Kafi dukkan (Kanuri, Nigeria) 25
NMP-264 Brachystegia nigerica Fabaceae - Okwen (Edo, Nigeria), Agunri, Eku (Yoruba, Nigeria), Achi (Igbo, Nigeria) 4
NMP-212 Bobgunnia madagascariensis. Fabaceae snake bean - 2
NMP-211 Bauhinia tomentosa. Fabaceae St. Thomas Tree YORUBA abafe-pupa (JRA) abafi (Ross) 3
NMP-014 Bryophyllum pinnatum Crassulaceae Air Plant, Cathedral Bells, Life Plant, Miracle Leaf, Goethe Plant, Kalanchoe Panfuti (Hindi, India), Odaa opuo (Igbo, Nigeria), Abamoda (Yoruba, Nigeria). 26
NMP-013 Bridelia ferruginea. Euphorbiaceae Bridelia, Ironwood, Rusty Bridelia Ira (Yoruba, Nigeria), Kirni, Kisni Riga kafi (Hausa, Nigeria), Ola (Igbo, Nigeria), Okukuu (Igbo, Nigeria), Maren (Fulani, Nigeria), Mkonokono (Swahili, East Africa), Eribun (Diola, Senegal) 4
NMP-012 Borreria verticillata. Rubiaceae African Borreria, Shrubby False Buttonweed, Whiteweed Irawo ile (Yoruba, Nigeria), Uniedi (Yoruba, Nigeria), Karya garma (Hausa, Nigeria), Mkonokono (Swahili, East Africa), Tooga (Moore, Burkina Faso), Soyo-na (Susu-Dyalonke, Sierra Leone), Eribun (Diola, Senegal) 19