S/No

Species

Life form

Families

Genera

Common names

Hausa names

1

Urena lobata L.

Forbs

Malvaceae

Urena

Caesarweed

Kafi-rama

2

Sida spinosa L.

Sida

Pricky funpetal

Namijin hankufa

3

Waltheria indica. L.

Waltheria

Speeping morning

Hankufa

4

Truimfetta rhomboidae (Jacq).

Truimfetta

Diamond burbark

Yankan-dafi

5

Corchorus olitorius L.

Corchorus

Naita jute

Lalo

6

Pennisetum polystachion L.

Grass

Poaceae

Pennisetum

Mission grass

Hura (kafirimi)

7

Dactyloctenium aegyptiaca (L). Willd

Dactyloctenium

Crowfoot grass

Guda-gude (Kirikiri)

8

Eragrostis ciliaris (L). R. BR

Eragrostis

Gophertail lovegrass

Aman mussa

9

Mimosa spp L.

Forb

Fabaceae

Mimosa

Kaidaji

10

Senna obtusifolia (L) H. S. Irwin

Senna

Coffe weed

Tafasa (Bazanfara)

11

Centrosema molle. Mart. ex benth

Centrosema

Butterfly pea

12

Cassia mimosoidae

Cassia

Marga/Malga

13

Cassia rotundifolia L.

Cassia

Goiden shower

14

Mitracarpus villosus (SW.) DC

Rubiaceae

Mitracarpus

Tropical girdle pod

Harwati

15

Oldenlandia corymbosa L.

Oldenlandis

Diamon flower

Rata-hanji

16

Euphorbia heterophylla L.

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbis

Wild poinsettia

Kaimin kadangare

17

Linderia spp (L.) PENNEL

Linderniaceae

Linderia

Yellow seed false

Riimin saurii

18

Justicia insularis L.

Acanthaceae

Justicia

Water-willow

Budidiyo

19

Palisota hirsuta (Thunb) K. SCHUM

Commelinaceae

Palisota

20

Amorphophallus abyssinicus (A. Rich)

Araceae

Amorphophallus

Black arum

Kunnen jaakii