Plant Species List

Species name Family Common Name Local Name Compound ID No.
Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii Menispermaceae Serendipity Berry, Sweet Prayer Plant, Guinea Potato Inunurin/Utobilii (Igbo), Omuaja/Omu Aja (Yoruba), | Ghana: Nkatani 1 NMP-045
Dioclea reflexa. Fabaceae Dioclea, Bulls Eye, Sea Bean, Drift Seed Agbarin/Epe/Arin (Yoruba, Nigeria), Utu (Igbo, Nigeria) 49 NMP-043
Dioscorea dumetorum Dioscoreaceae Bitter Yam, Cluster Yam, Trifoliate Yam, Three-Leaved Yam, Wild Yellow Yam Esuru, Gudugudu (Yoruba, Nigeria), Gursami, Rogon Biri (Hausa, Nigeria), Ma-nyeny/E-dyeny (Bedik, Ghana) 15 NMP-044
Dyschoriste perrottetii Acanthaceae - Bidi-Diyau (Hausa, Nigeria) , Vranaropini (Sanskrit, India) , Akwampa (Akan, Ghana) 9 NMP-047
Diospyros mespiliformis Ebenaceae Jackalberry, African Ebony, Ebony Tree, Monkey Guava Kanya (Hausa, Nigeria), Igidudu/Egigidu (Yoruba, Nigeria), Ka (Igbo, Nigeria), Musuma (Venda, South Africa), Mgwaba (Tsonga, South Africa, Timbila (Mossi, ) Burkina Faso) 1 NMP-046
Dialium guineense Leguminosae Velvet Tamarind, Black Tamarind, Tumble Tree, African Black Velvet Nigeria: Awin, Igbaru (Yoruba), Icheku (Igbo), Tsamiyar Kurmi/Biri (Hausa) | Benin: Assiswe (Fon) | Ghana: Yoyi (Akan) | Sierra Leone: Black Tombla (Krio) | Togo: Atchethewh (Ewe) | Guinea-Bissau: Veludo (Portuguese) 2 NMP-042
Dennettia tripetala Annonaceae Pepperfruit, Nigerian Pepperfruit, Bush Pepper Nigeria: Nmimi (Igbo), Ata Igbere/Igberi (Yoruba), Imako (Urhobo), Ako (Edo), Nkarika (Efik) 2 NMP-041
Deinbollia pinnata Sapindaceae Water Willow, Soap Berry, Cape Ash Nigeria: Ogiri-Egba (Yoruba), Ekusi-Oloko (Yoruba), Akanta (Igbo) | Ghana: Nkwadua (Twi) 7 NMP-040
Datura stramonium Solanaceae Stink Weed, Thorn Apple, Devil's Trumpet, Jimsonweed, Devil's Snare, Moonflower Nigeria: Apikan (Yoruba), Zakami (Hausa) | Ghana: Ododo-Omode (Twi) | Kenya: Myaramuo (Kikuyu) 3 NMP-039
Daniellia oliveri Leguminosae African Copaiba, Balsam Tree, Niger-Copal, Maaje, West African Gum Copal Nigeria: Iya (Yoruba), Kadaura (Hausa), Ozabwa (Igbo) | Ghana: Maje (Twi) | Senegal: Santan (Wolof) 3 NMP-038
Dalbergia saxatilis Leguminosae Flat Bean, West African Rosewood Nigeria: Ogundu (Yoruba), Runhun Zaki (Hausa), Obunzizi (Igbo) | Ghana: Ahomakyem (Twi) 6 NMP-037
Dacryodes edulis Burseraceae Native Pear, African Plum, Bush Butter Tree, Safou, Atanga Nigeria: Ube (Igbo), Elemi (Yoruba) | Cameroon: Safou | Gabon: Atanga | DRC: Messa | Angola: Nsafu 6 NMP-036