| NMP-304 |
Mezoneuron benthamianum |
Fabaceae |
Chewing-stick plant; thorny hedge or scrambling shrub |
Amuranju, Jenifiran (Yoruba, Nigeria) |
13 |
| NMP-104 |
Massularia acuminata |
Rubiaceae |
Ijebu Chewing Stick, Chewing Stick Tree |
Pako-Ijebu, Orin-Ijebu (Yoruba, Nigeria), Atara (Edo, Nigeria) |
2 |
| NMP-114 |
Murraya Koenigii |
Rutaceae |
Curry Tree, Curry Leaf Tree, Sweet Neem |
Efirin oso (Yoruba,Nigeria), Marugbo Sanyan (Hausa, Nigeria), Akwukwo Curry (Igbo, Nigeria), Karivepaku (Telugu, India), Karuveppilai (Tamil, India), Karapincha (Sinhala, Sri Lanka) |
48 |
| NMP-112 |
Mucuna pruriens |
Fabaceae |
Cow-hage, Cow-itch Plant, Velvet Bean, Monkey Tamarind, Bengal Velvet Bean |
Werepe (Yoruba, Nigeria), Esisi (Igbo, Nigeria), Abbala, Karara, (Hausa, Nigeria), Sansoni, Kapikacchu (Sanskrit, India),Yerenkpe (Nupe, Nigeria), |
32 |
| NMP-111 |
Morinda lucida |
Rubiaceae |
Brimstone-tree, Great Morinda, Sulphur Tree |
Oruwo, Eruwo (Yoruba, Nigeria), Eze Ogu (Igbo, Nigeria), Njisi (Efik, Nigeria), Kwasi Baa (Akan, Ghana) |
51 |
| NMP-293 |
Maesobotrya barteri |
Euphorbiaceae |
Bush cherry, African cherry, Tongue-staining berry |
Mmiri Ogwu, Miri Ogu (Igbo, Nigeria), Ntum Kache (Bokyi, Nigeria), Obomodu, Odun, Olohun, Orowo (Yoruba, Nigeria), Oruru (Edo, Nigeria), Apostrewa, Kwadrega (Twi, Ghana), Kai (Mano, Liberia), Zahalo (Kru-Guere, Ivory Coast) |
3 |
| NMP-290 |
Moringa oleifera |
Moringaceae |
Moringa, Drumstick tree, Horseradish tree, Ben oil tree, Miracle tree, Malunggay |
Zogale (Hausa, Nigeria), Ewe ile (Yoruba, Nigeria), Okwe oyibo (Igbo, Nigeria), Mlonge (Swahili, Kenya) |
14 |
| NMP-288 |
Momordica balsamina |
Cucurbitaceae |
Balsam apple, African cucumber, Southern balsam pear, African pumpkin |
Garahuni, Garafuni, Daddagu (Hausa, Nigeria), Mburbuf (Wolof, Senegal) |
2 |
| NMP-231 |
Myrianthus arboreus |
Urticaceae |
Giant yellow mulberry, Monkey-fruit, Corkwood |
Cameroons: bokeku (Duala), bokukulende (Koosi), bokere (Kpe); Ghana: nfohwe (Adangme), nyankom (Akan), kokua-adua ba (Akan-Asante); Nigeria: ujuju (Igbo), ibisere (Yoruba), apulu (Igala), ihieghe (Edo); Sierra Leone: fofo (Loko), wagale (Maninka); Togo: a |
6 |
| NMP-230 |
Musa acuminata |
Musaceae |
Dwarf banana, Edible banana, Dessert banana, Plantain |
- |
10 |
| NMP-200 |
Millettia aboensis |
Fabaceae |
Ndu ezi (Igbo), Odudu (Efik), Erurumesi (Edo) |
Ndu ezi (Igbo, Nigeria), Odudu (Efik, Nigeria), Erurumesi (Edo, Nigeria), Obo (Yoruba, Nigeria) |
3 |
| NMP-117 |
Musanga cecropioides |
Moraceae |
African Corkwood, Umbrella Tree, Parasolier |
Aga, Agbawo, Oro (Yoruba, Nigeria), Odwuma (Twi, Ghana), Ngovo (Mende, Sierra Leone), Oghohen (Edo, Nigeria), cigba ̀kata (Nupe, Nigeria). |
3 |
| NMP-115 |
Musa paradisiaca |
Musaceae |
Plantain, Cooking Banana, True Plantain |
Ogede Agbagba,Ojioko,Ogadejoioke (Yoruba, Nigeria), Agada (Hausa, Nigeria) Kwadu (Akan, Ghana), Matoke (Swahili, East Africa), Pisang Awak (Malay) |
11 |
| NMP-113 |
Mucuna sloanei |
Leguminosae |
Stinging Bean, Sloanes Velvet Bean, Horse-eye Bean, Hamburger Bean, Ox-eye Bean |
Karasuu, Kakara (Hausa, Nigeria), Ukpo, Okobo (Igbo, Nigeria) Ewe-ina, Werepe, Yerepe esinsin (Yoruba, Nigeria), Osese (Edo, Nigeria), Je-okoje (Benin, Nigeria), Ibabat (Efik, Nigeria). |
17 |
| NMP-110 |
Monodora tenuifolia |
Anacardaceae |
Calabash Nutmeg, African Nutmeg, False Nutmeg |
Ehuru ofia (Igbo, Nigeria), Lakosin, Ehinawosin (Yoruba, Nigeria), Uyenghen (Edo, Nigeria) Efua (Anyi, Ivory Coast), Setane (Balanta, Guinea-Bissau), Mweigbama (Mende, Sierra Leone) |
29 |
| NMP-109 |
Monodora myristica |
Annonaceae |
Calabash Nutmeg, African Nutmeg, Jamaican Nutmeg |
Gujiyyar dan miya (Hausa, Nigeria), Abo-lakoshe, Ariwo (Yoruba, Nigeria), Ehuru (Igbo, Nigeria), Awerewa (Twi, Ghana) |
20 |
| NMP-108 |
Momordica angustisepala |
Cucurbitaceae |
Narrow-sepaled Balsam-Apple, Wild Bitter Gourd |
Ejirin-nla (Yoruba, Nigeria), Ose Igbo (Igbo, Nigeria) |
14 |
| NMP-107 |
Mimosa pigra |
Mimosaceae |
Catclaw Mimosa, Giant Sensitive Tree, Black Mimosa |
Ewon Agogo (Yoruba, Nigeria), Gumbi, Dan kunya, Gwambe, Ƙai daji (Hausa, Nigeria), ekeci (Nupe, Nigeria). |
1 |
| NMP-106 |
Millettia thonningii |
Leguminosae |
Milletia, Thonning’s Millettia, African Rosewood |
Ito (Yoruba, Nigeria), Tuburku (Hausa, Nigeria), Ajukwu Okeokpa (Igbo, Nigeria), Kpaye (Ewe, Ghana) |
7 |
| NMP-105 |
Melanthera scadens |
Compositae |
Melanthera, Climbing False Daisy, Yellow Weed |
Abo-yunyun, Aboyunrinyun, Ounje-ehoro (Yoruba, Nigeria), Agbugbo (Igbo, Nigeria), Kpokpo (Ewe, Ghana), Nsukka Weed (Nigeria) |
3 |
| NMP-103 |
Mariscus alternifolius |
Cyperaceae |
Umbrella Sedge, Umbrella Plant, Mariscus, Flat Sedge |
Ranransa (Hausa, Nigeria), Ikeregun, Alubosa Eranko (Yoruba, Nigeria), Kora (Mandinka, Gambia) |
8 |
| NMP-102 |
Macaranga barteri |
Euphorbiaceae |
Macaranga, Parasol Leaf Tree, Forest Macaranga |
Asasa (Yoruba, Nigeria), Awasa, ohaha nehun, ohaha ẹze (Igbo, Nigeria), Owariwa (Edo, Nigeria), Ekon (Efik, Nigeria) |
8 |