Plant Species List

ID No. Species name Family Common Name Local Name Compound
NMP-246 Telfairia occidentalis Cucurbitaceae Fluted pumpkin, Fluted gourd, Ugu Ugu (Igbo, Nigeria), Eweroko (Yoruba, Nigeria), Ikong-ubong (Efik/Ibibio, Nigeria), Okwukwo-wiri (Ikwerre, Nigeria), Akwukwor ri (Etche, Nigeria), Ubong (Ibibio, Nigeria), Umeke (Edo, Nigeria) 13
NMP-175 Tamarindus indica Fabaceae Tamarind, tamarin tree, Indian date, tamarindo Tsamiya (Hausa, Nigeria), Ajagbon , Pala (Yoruba, Nigeria), Icheku ovibo (Igbo, Nigeria), Amlika (Sanskrit, India) 17
NMP-178 Terminalia catappa Combretaceae Tropical almond, Indian almond, sea almond, beach almond, country almond Furutu, Amburela (Hausa, Nigeria), Bangla badam (Bengali, Bangladesh), Ketapang (Malay), Talisay (Tagalog, Philippines) 22
NMP-176 Tecoma stans Bignoniaceae Tecoma, yellow bells, yellow elder, yellow trumpetbush, Chinese trumpet creeper, ginger-Thomas, esperanza Tronadora, Koyawari, Huiztontli (Mexico), Palo amarillo (Spanish), Timboco (Caribbean) 52
NMP-174 Talinum triangulare Portulacaceae Waterleaf, Ceylon spinach, fame flower, Surinam purslane Gbure (Yoruba, Nigeria), Ofe bake (Igbo, Nigeria), Ntu oka (Igbo, Nigeria), Alenyruwai (Hausa, Nigeria) 49
NMP-295 Terminalia ivorensis Combretaceae Ivory Coast almond, Satinwood, Idigbo, Black afara, Framiré, Emiri Awunshin (Igbo, Nigeria), Afara dudu (Yoruba, Nigeria), Baushe (Hausa, Nigeria), Egoyne nebi, Ebi (Edo, Nigeria), Framiré (Akan, Ghana), Kpoh (Kru, Ivory Coast) 1
NMP-275 Taxodium distichum Cupressaceae Bald cypress, Southern cypress, Swamp cypress, Red cypress, Gulf cypress - 26
NMP-274 Tagetes erecta Asteraceae African marigold, Aztec marigold, American marigold, Big marigold, Mexican marigold, Genda phul - 41
NMP-254 Tithonia rotundifolia Asteraceae Mexican sunflower, Red sunflower, Red torch - 41
NMP-252 Tabebuia Rosea Bignoniaceae Pink trumpet tree or rosy trumpet tree - 5
NMP-249 Terminalia mantaly Combretaceae Madagascar Almond, Umbrella Tree - 2
NMP-248 Tragia benthamii Euphorbiaceae Climbing nettle, African stinging nettle Abalagwo, Abwala (Igbo, Nigeria), Ibabidon (Edo, Nigeria), Esisi funfun (Yoruba, Nigeria), Suinzo (Guere, Ivory Coast), Atutuma (Baule, Ivory Coast), Batafo sasono (Twi, Ghana), Nsasun (Akan-Asante, Ghana), Gbieha (Adangme-Krobo, Ghana) 15
NMP-187 Triclisia subcordata Menispermaceae Subcordate Triclisia, Forest Fever Vine, African Moonseed Osan-Aparo, Alugbinnrin, Alugbon-on-ran (Yoruba, Nigeria), Nkpokiri (Igbo, Nigeria), Ekpokpok (Efik, Nigeria) 4
NMP-186 Treculia africana Moraceae African Breadfruit, Wild Jackfruit, African Boxwood, Breadnut Ukwa (Igbo, Nigeria), Afon, Ifon (Yoruba, Nigeria), Muzinda (Luganda, Uganda), Mwaya (Swahili, East Africa), Brebretim (Wolof, Senegal) 2
NMP-185 Tithonia diversifolia Asteraceae Tree Marigold, Mexican Sunflower, Wild Sunflower, Japanese Sunflower Agbale, Jogbo (Yoruba, Nigeria), Mgoboo (Igbo, Nigeria) 44
NMP-184 Thaumatococcus daniellii Marantaceae Miracle Berry, Katamfe, Sweet Prayer Plant, African Serendipity Berry Ewe-eeran, Adundunmitan (Yoruba, Nigeria), Iwee (Igala, Nigeria), Mfang Aya (Ibibio, Nigeria). 16
NMP-183 Tetrapleura tetraptera Leguminosae Aidan Tree, Prekese, Gum Tree, African Spice Oshosho, Obogolo (Igbo, Nigeria), Aridan (Yoruba, Nigeria), Ighimiaka (Edo, Nigeria), Uyayak (Efik, Nigeria), Prekese (Twi, Ghana), Dawo {Hausa, Nigeria) 29
NMP-182 Tetracarpidium conophorum Euphorbiaceae African Walnut, Conophor Nut, Nigerian Walnut Awusa, Asala (Yoruba, Nigeria), Asala (Yoruba, Nigeria), Ukpa (Igbo, Nigeria), Kaso, Awudi bairi (Hausa, Nigeria), Ekporo (Efik, Nigeria) 7
NMP-181 Terminalia superba Combretaceae Limba, White Afara, Korina, Frake, Superb Terminalia, Afara (Yoruba, Nigeria), Ofram (Akan, Ghana) 22
NMP-180 Terminalia schimperiana Combretaceae Tult, Idi Odan, African Silver Terminalia Idi odan, idi, idi-apata , ò̉dan: (Yoruba, Nigeria), kandari, Baushe (Hausa, Nigeria), Kassa (Fula, Senegal), Baaka (Bambara, Mali), edo (Igbo, Nigeria), 3
NMP-179 Terminalia glaucescens Combretaceae Glaucous Terminalia, Grey Terminalia, West African Almond Idi-Odan (Yoruba, Nigeria), Baushe (Hausa, Nigeria), Koma (Baule, Ivory Coast), Wolo (Mandinka, Mali), Kworli (Dagbani, Ghana), Daroth (Fula-Pulaar, Senegal), Horo (Bambara, Mali) 3
NMP-177 Tectona grandis Verbenaceae Teak, teakwood, sagwan, jati Igi tikii (Yoruba, Nigeria), Saka (Sanskrit, India), Mai sak (Thai), Kyun (Burmese) 12