Plant Species List

ID No. Species name Family Common Name Local Name Compound
NMP-141 Gymnema sylvestre Apocynaceae Gymnema, gurmar, sugar destroyer, periploca of the woods Yaryaďin kura (Hausa, Nigeria) 17
NMP-116 Guiera senegalensis Combretaceae Senegal tea plant, wild coffee Sabara (Hausa, Nigeria), Olofun (Yoruba, Nigeria), Geloki (Fulfulde, Nigeria) 7
NMP-255 Globimetula braunii Loranthaceae African mistletoe, Powder-bark mistletoe Elentele ofịa (Igbo, Nigeria), Igbofan (Yoruba, Nigeria) 3
NMP-219 Globimetula oreophila Loranthaceae - Afomo (Yoruba, Nigeria), Otita (Edo, Nigeria), Kauchi (Hausa, Nigeria) 1
NMP-237 Grewia mollis Malvaceae - Dargaza,Dargaji, Kimbar dutse, Kyalli, Gurmushi; Ogbolo (Hausa, Nigeria), Origo (Yoruba, Nigeria) 6
NMP-082 Greenwayodendron suaveolens Annonaceae African Teak, Polished Teak, Scented Greenway Agudugbu (Yoruba, Nigeria), Motunga (Aka, Central Africa), Nkamba (Lingala, DR Congo), Essabam (Cameroon) 23
NMP-081 Gouania longipetala Rhamnaceae Long-Petaled Rattlepod, Chew Stick Laghosa, Ewe Koko, Nsokoto 6
NMP-080 Gossypium barbadense Malvaceae West Indian Cotton, Sea Island Cotton, Pima Cotton, Egyptian Cotton, Extra-Long Staple (ELS) Cotton Owu (Yoruba, Nigeria), Akese (Ewe, Ghana), Audugar tsibiri, Audugar masar, Gwundi, Ba gwandara, Batuka, Buke (Hausa, Nigeria), Olulu Ogho (Edo, Nigeria), Owula (Igbo, Nigeria) 7
NMP-079 Gongronema latifolium Asclepiadaceae Utazi, Bush Buck, Amaranth Globe Utazi (Igbo, Nigeria), Arokeke (Yoruba, Nigeria), Aunjeadiye (Edo, Nigeria), Utasi (Efik/Ibibio, Nigeria) 23
NMP-078 Gomphrena globosa Amaranthaceae Globe Amaranth, Bachelors Button, Makhmali Kandiri (Hausa, Nigeria), Vadamalli (Tamil, India), Gul-e-Makhmal (Hindi, India), Rakthamallika (Sanskrit) 1
NMP-077 Gmelina arborea Verbenaceae Gmelina, Beechwood, White Teak, Yemane, Parrots Beak Igi Melina (Yoruba, Nigeria), Malaina (Hausa,Nigeria), Gambhari (Hindi, India), Yamane (Nepal), Takhian-nuan (Thailand) 7
NMP-076 Glossonema boveanum Asclepiadaceae Desert Rose, Milkweed Vineod,Greenhood Orchid, Bove's Greenhood Taarin-gidaa,Tatarida (Hausa, Nigeria), Gobble daurobe (Fula-fulfulde, Nigeria), Um al-Hasak (Arabic, Sudan) 3
NMP-075 Garcinia mannii Guttiferae Mann's Garcinia, African Mangosteen Okuta, Okok (Yoruba, Nigeria) 2
NMP-074 Garcinia kola Guttiferae Bitter Kola, False Kola, Male Kola Orogbo (Yoruba, Nigeria), Adi (Igbo, Nigeria), Ogholigo (Igala, Nigeria), Namijin Goro (Hausa, Nigeria) 18