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 Gwanda (Hausa, Nigeria), Ibepe (Yoruba, Nigeria), Ojo (Igbo, 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 Bush mango, dika nut Ogbono (Igbo), Oro, Oyin (Yoruba), Ogwe, Ohere (Edo), Oro (Hausa) 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
Spathodea campanulata Bignoniaceae African tulip, scarlet bells Oruru, Mojutoro (Yoruba, Nigeria), Imi ewu (Igbo, Nigeria) 11 NMP-167
Eryngium foetidum Apiaceae Culantro, Long Coriander, Sawtooth Coriander, Mexican Coriander, Shadow Beni - 11 NMP-057
Capsicum annuum Solanaceae Chili pepper, chilli pepper, hot pepper, sweet pepper, bell pepper, paprika, pimiento, pimiento pepper Tashshi, tattasai (Hausa, Nigeria), Ose oyinbo (Yoruba, Nigeria) 8 NMP-300
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