Plant Species That Contained: n-Octadecane

Species name Species Family Common Name Local Name Compound Species ID
Carica papaya (C. papaya) Caricaceae Papaya, Pawpaw, Papaw, Tree Melon Ibepe (Yoruba, Nigeria), Ojo (Igbo, Nigeria), Gwanda (Hausa, Nigeria), Mkonokono (Swahili, East Africa), Kepaya (Malaysia), Mamao (Brazil), Lechosa (Spain) 10 NMP- 017.
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
Smilax kraussiana Smilacaceae West African sarsaparilla, Two-edged Greenbrier, Two-edged Sarsaparilla Ekanamagbo (Igbo, Nigeria), Ewo (Yoruba, Nigeria), Kuranga woofii, Kayar Kusu (Hausa, Nigeria), Mpesu (Venda, South Africa), Nkankara (Swahili, East Africa) 6 NMP-162
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
Irvingia gabonensis. Irvingiaceae - - 13 NMP-229
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-112
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