Plant Species That Contained: Lauric acid (Dodecanoic acid)

Species name Species Family Common Name Local Name Compound Species ID
Citrullus lanatus, Cucurbitaceae Watermelon, Cow melon, Desert watermelon, Wild watermelon Egusi-baara (Yoruba, Nigeria), Kankana, guna(Hausa,Nigeria), Tswii (Tswana, South Africa), Tarbooz (Urdu, Pakistan) 8 NMP 021
Icacina tricantha Icacinaceae Icacina, False Yam, Bush Banana Gbegbe (Yoruba, Nigeria), Urumbia,Eriagbo, Ibugo (Igbo, Nigeria), Tsekui (Ewe, Ghana) 2 NMP-090
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-113
Nicotiana tabacum Solanaceae Tobacco, Cultivated Tobacco, Common Tobacco Ewe Taba, Otaba, Taba (Yoruba, Nigeria), Taba, Garin taba, Bakin carkii (Hausa, Nigeria), Anvutivi (Ewe, Ghana), Tabako (Malagasy, Madagascar) 17 NMP-120
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
Senna tora Leguminosae Sickle Senna, Sickle Pod, Tora, Coffee Pod, Foetid Cassia, Ringworm Plant Tafasa (Hausa, Nigeria), Ewe-rere (Yoruba, Nigeria), Ọbaraedo (Igbo, Nigeria), Chakavad (Hindi, India), Taghrai (Tamil, India), Jue Ming Zi (Mandarin, China) 19 NMP-160
Tectona grandis Verbenaceae Teak Igi tikii 12 NMP-177
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-184
Urena lobata Malvaceae Congo Jute, Caesarweed, Bur Mallow, Aramina Fiber, Hibiscus Burr Ilasa-Omode, Ilasa-Agborin, Akerielu, Okeriri, Efore-Loka, Akeeri (Yoruba, Nigeria), Odo-Ezeze (Igbo, Nigeria), Rama, (Hausa, Nigeria), Mgbo (Igbo, Nigeria) 43 NMP-189
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
Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides Rutaceae Senegal Prickly-Ash, Artar Root, Candlewood, Fagara Ata, Orin-Ata (Yoruba, Nigeria), Kakane, Fasar Kwari (Hausa, Nigeria), Hewa (Mende, Sierra Leone), Kuile (Fula, Senegal) 8 NMP-198
Piliostigma thonningii. Fabaceae - - 23 NMP-207
Irvingia gabonensis. Irvingiaceae - - 13 NMP-229
Paullinia pinnata Sapindaceae - - 3 NMP-291
Picralima nitida Apocynaceae akuamma Yoruba: Abere, Igbo: Osi Igwe ,Edo: Osu 2 NMP-292
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-111
Pteris togoensis Adiantaceae - Imo-osun 49 NMP-144
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