Local Names

Scientific names

Family names

nGobei

Abrus precatorius

Fabaceae

Aligeta pepe

Aframomum melegueta

Zingiberaceae

nJekoi

Alchornea cordifolia

Euphorbiaceae

Garlic

Allium sativum

Alliaceae

Kandie

Anisophyllea laurina

Rhizophoracea

Pineaple

Ananas comosus

Bromeliaceae

Bush-ataya

Aspalathus linearis

Linearis

Gbengba

Cassia siberrianna

Fabaceae

Sekou-Toure

Cassia siamea

Leguminosae

Mbelei

Canarium schweinfurthii

Burseraceae

Pawpaw

Caraca papaya

Meliaceae

Tambei

Calamus deeratus

Arecaceae

nGuwei

Ceiba pantandra

Bombacaceae

Lem

Citrus aurantifolia

Rutaceae

Hona-Wuli

Clerodendron scandens

Verbenaceae

Nyele

Craterispermum laurinum

Rubiaceae

Kola

Cola nitida

Sterculiaceae

Lemon grass

Cybopogen citratus

Gramineae

Kolei

Detarium senegalense

Fabaceae

Am-pentakeli

Dichrostachy glomerata

Chailletiaceae

nGogbei

Erythrophleum invorense

Fabaceae

So-Wuli

Fagana macrophylla

Ruaceae

Kamaama

Fiscus exasperata

Moracea

Bitter-kola

Garcina kola

Clusiacea

Yamami

Gmeline arborea

Verbenaceae

Sawawa

Gouania longipetala

Rhamnaceae

Koboi

Guibourtia copallifera

Fabaceae

Blood Tick

Harungana madagascariens

Hypericaceae

Gonellevei

Hibiscus physaloide

Malvaceae

Korwei

Hibiscus sterculifolius

Malvaceae

Okara

Hibiscus esculentus

Malvaceae

Kagbalkantha

Hymencardia lyrate

Euphorbiaceae

nDondonqui

Impoea involucrata

Convolvulaceae

Telei

Imerata cylindrica

Gramineae

Cassava leaf

Manihot esculenta

Euphorbiaceae

Mangoi

Mangifera indica

Anacardiaceae

Badobrup

Mezoneurum benthamianum

Leguminosae

Tolugbele

Milletia rhodantha

Fabaceae

Sensitive/Gba-Gbema

Mimosa pudica

Fabaceae

Moringa

Moringa oleifera

Moringaceae

nJasui

Morinda germinata

Rubiaceae

Banana

Musa sapientum

Musaceae

Ka-fen fen/nGolo-Hema

Napoleona heudelotii

Lecythidacea

Kojaagei

Nesogordinia papaverifera

Malvacea

Pomamgbei

Newbouldia laevis

Bignoniaceae

Bundui

Nuclea diderrichii

Rubiaceae

Yumbuyambei

Nuclea latifolia

Rubiaceae

Rice

Oryza sativa

Gramineae

Tombei

Oxyanthus tenuis

Rubiaceae

Am-fent

Paullina pinnata

Sapindaceae

nDawei

Parinari excelsa

Chrysobalanaceae

Tijo

Phyllanthus discoideus

Euphorbiaceae

Kamajovondo

Premna hispidia

Verbenaceae

Gogboi

Protemeagabaria stapfiana

Euphorbiaceae

Guava

Psidium guajava

Myrtaceae

Gbolei

Ricinodendron heudelotii

Euphorbiaceae

Pondolivai

Scaparia dulcis

Plantaginaceae

Dengbe-wuli

Scytopetalum tieghemii

Scytopetalaceae

Mandei

Sesamum indicum

Pedaliaceae

Gobji

Spondais mombin

Anacardiaceae

nDopanei

Tetracera potatoria

Dilleniaceae

Nenii

Thaumatocoecus daniellii

Marantaceae

Foklobe

Triclisia paten

Cyperaceae

An-thombo

Urera oblongitofolia

Urticaceae

Negbojei

Uvaria chamae

Annonacea

Totengi

Vengueriopsis discolor

Rubiaceae

Kokoei/coco-yam

Xanthosoma sagitifolium

Arecaceae

am-pos/Huwei

Xylopia aethiopica

Annonaceae

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Zingiberaceae