| Artocarpus altilis. |
Moraceae |
Breadfruit |
Bere fruit, Berefurutu, Jaloke. |
28 |
NMP-010 |
| Colocasia esculenta |
Araceae |
Cocoyam,wild taro |
(Igbo), koko (Yoruba), Gwaza (Hausa) |
6 |
NMP-022 |
| Costus afer |
Zingiberaceae |
Ginger lily |
Igbo: Okpete/Okpoto, Hausa: Kakizuwa, Yoruba: Tete-egun, Efik: Mbritem |
4 |
NMP-023 |
| Crateva adansonii |
Capparaceae |
Garlic pear |
Eegun-orun,taniya,ajanaka,Ungududu,Amakarode |
43 |
NMP-025 |
| Croton penduliflorus |
Euphorbiaceae |
Croton |
Aworoso |
3 |
NMP-027 |
| Curculigo pilosa |
Hypoxidaceae |
African Crocus, Hairy Curculigo |
Nigeria: Epakun (Yoruba), Dooyar Kureegee (Hausa), Biriji Jire (Fula-Fulfulde) | Ghana: Bebengaa (Adangme) | Senegal: Toyhõ (Mandinka) |
13 |
NMP-032 |
| Dyschoriste perrottetii |
Acanthaceae |
- |
Bidi-Diyau (Hausa, Nigeria) , Vranaropini (Sanskrit, India) , Akwampa (Akan, Ghana) |
9 |
NMP-047 |
| Eichhornia crassipes |
Pontederiaceae |
Water Hyacinth, Floating Water Hyacinth, Common Water Hyacinth |
Bebelu oju omi (Yoruba, Nigeria), Gbeborun (Igbo, Nigeria), Kachuripana (Bengali, Bangladesh) ,Jal khumbe (Hindi, India) |
13 |
NMP-050 |
| Elaeis guineensis |
Palmae |
African Oil Palm, Red Oil Palm, Oil Palm |
Nigeria: Ope, Igi-ope (Yoruba), Nkwe (Igbo), Ake (Edo), Kwakwar Manja (Hausa) | Ghana: Abe (Akan) |
12 |
NMP-051 |
| Musa sapientum |
Musaceae |
Banana, Dessert Banana, Sweet Banana |
Ayaba (Hausa, Nigeria), Ogede Were, Agade (Yoruba, Nigeria), Kwadu (Akan, Ghana), Pisang (Malay), Muz (Amharic, Ethiopia) |
9 |
NMP-116 |
| Persea americana |
Lauraceae |
Avocado, Alligator Pear, Butter Fruit, Aguacate |
Pia (Yoruba, Nigeria), Apoka, Ubebekee, Ube Oyinbo (Igbo, Nigeria), Palta (Quechua, Peru), Abacate (Portuguese, Brazil) |
18 |
NMP-129 |
| Piper guineense |
Piperaceae |
West African black pepper, Climbing black pepper, Ashanti pepper, Guinea pepper, Uziza |
Iyere, Ata-iyere (Yoruba, Nigeria), Ozeza (Igbo, Nigeria), Masooroo (Hausa, Nigeria), Soro wisa (Akan, Ghana) |
21 |
NMP-138 |
| Pterocarpus santalinioides |
Leguminosae |
Winged fruit, Red sandalwood, African rosewood |
Gbengbe (Yoruba, Nigeria), Nturukpa (Igbo, Nigeria), Gunduru, Gyadar Kurmi (Hausa, Nigeria), Die (Bambara, Mali), Soro wisa (Akan, Ghana) |
6 |
NMP-145 |
| Schumanniophyton magnificum |
Rubiaceae |
Magnificent Shrub, Ogunfe |
Ogunfe (Yoruba, Nigeria), Mgba mmiri (Igbo, Nigeria), Nkom (Baka, Cameroon) |
8 |
NMP-151 |
| Scleria depressa |
Cyperaceae |
Sword Grass, Depressed Nutrush |
Komum (Mandinka, Guinea), Bou edein, Ijo-Izon, (Nigeria) Labelabe, IJO-IZON (Kolokuma), Kpokpo (Ewe, Ghana), mala (Fula-Pulaar,Guinea). |
20 |
NMP-152 |
| Senecio biafrae |
Compositae |
English Spinach |
Bologi, worowo, rorowo |
11 |
NMP-155 |
| Senna tora |
Leguminosae |
Foetid Senna |
Epa-ikun,epaja abo,jelenubenu |
19 |
NMP-160 |
| Terminalia superba |
Combretaceae |
White afara, Limba,Korina, frake |
Afara,Edo |
22 |
NMP-181 |
| Thaumatococcus daniellii |
Marantaceae |
Miracle berry |
Ewe-eeran |
16 |
NMP-184 |
| Vernonia amygdalina |
Compositae |
Ewuro,Olubu,Shiwaka,Onugbu |
Ewuro,Olubu,Shiwaka,Onugbu |
23 |
NMP-192 |
| Ximenia americana |
Olacaceae |
Wild lime, wild oliver, seaside plush |
Isade, Igo,tsade. |
10 |
NMP-196 |
| Xylopia aethiopica |
Annonaceae |
Ethiopian pepper |
Eeru, erunje,iru,Uda,Kimba |
6 |
NMP-197 |
| Piliostigma thonningii. |
Fabaceae |
- |
- |
23 |
NMP-207 |
| Musa acuminata |
Musaceae |
- |
- |
10 |
NMP-230 |
| Adenodolichos paniculatus, |
Fabaceae |
- |
Hausa: Dullube, Kwaiwa, Kwiiwaa, Kwiiyaa, Waken wuta, Waaken wuta |
4 |
NMP - 226 |
| Napoleonaea imperialis |
Lecythidaceae |
- |
- |
17 |
NMP-235 |
| Tragia benthamii |
Euphorbiaceae |
Climbing nettle |
abalagwo or abwala (Igbo), ibabidon (Edo), and esisi funfun (Yoruba) |
15 |
NMP-248 |
| Synepalum dulcificum |
Sapotaceae |
- |
Miracle fruit/berry (English); Yoruba: agbayun ;Edo: azimomo |
14 |
NMP-251 |
| Pausinystalia yohimbe |
Rubiaceae |
yohimbe |
Yoruba: Idagbon , Edo : Nikiba |
7 |
NMP-257 |
| Citrullus vulgaris |
Cucurbitaceae |
Egusi melon |
Ogili or Ogili-eleni (Igbo), Guna (Hausa), Egusi or Egunsi Maga (Yoruba), Ipan or Ikon (Ibibio), Bara-εgusi or E-gbara (Krio), Mimihi (Gwari), Paragi (Nupe), Akatsewa, Akyekyea, and Anemuna (Akan-Fante), Cikilje (Fulfulde), and Boro or Yente (Bulom) |
7 |
NMP-259 |
| Hyptis suaveolens |
Lamiaceae |
- |
- |
9 |
NMP-286 |
| Erythrina senegalensis |
Fabaceae |
Senegal Coral Tree, Parrot Tree, Coral Tree, Red Bean Tree |
Nte (Bambara, Mali), Minjirya, Idon zakara (Hausa, Nigeria), Osun (Yoruba, Nigeria), Koroballi (Fulfulde, Cameroon), Ndial (Wolof, Senegal) |
9 |
NMP-058 |
| Pyrenacantha staudtii |
Icacinaceae |
Pyrenacantha, Spiny Icacin |
Oroto-agba, Iru okete, Ahara (Yoruba, Nigeria), Orokotomu, Ohogbo (Edo, Nigeria), Nhia (Igbo, Nigeria) |
46 |
NMP-147 |