Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals
=abduga= or =auduga=, indigenous species of Gossypium (Malvaceæ)—G. peruvianum, Cav. G. punctatum, Sch. et Thon. G. obtusifolium, Roxb. G. arboreum, L. with varieties, hybrids and other introduced species. The Cotton Plant or raw cotton. Syn. =kaḍa= (Sok.). Varieties known in...
=abduga= or =auduga=, indigenous species of Gossypium (Malvaceæ)—G. peruvianum, Cav. G. punctatum, Sch. et Thon. G. obtusifolium, Roxb. G. arboreum, L. with varieties, hybrids a...
2. Part 2=chiwo= or =chuwo=, Landolphia owariensis, Beauv. and L. florida, Benth. (Apocynaceæ). Rubber Vines; tall woody climbers with white fragrant flowers and orange-coloured edible f...
3. Part 3=furfura ta gyatumi= (or =jatumi=), Ærua tomentosa, Forst. (Amaranthaceæ); a hoary white erect plant; _vide_ =alhaji=. (Etym. “hoary locks”). The name is loosely applied to some...
4. Part 4=gurjiya=, Bombax buonopozense, Beauv. (Malvaceæ). “Red-flowered Silk Cotton Tree;” a tree like =rimi=, _q.v._ but smaller, with red tulip-like flowers and stout thorns on the b...
5. Part 5=karan masallachi=, Caralluma Dalzielii, N.E. Br. (Asclepiadeæ). A leafless succulent plant with the habit of a small cactus, wild or planted near mosques, &c. Syn. =wutsiyar da...
6. Part 6=limniyar kwaḍi= or =lanyar kwaḍi=, Kœmpferia æthiopica, Benth. (Scitamineæ); a plant with a conspicuous delicate purple flower growing in shady places (commonly mistaken for an...
7. Part 7=sainya= (Kano, Kats., &c.), Securidaca longipedunculata, Fres. (Polygalaceæ). A shrub with purple flowers and a winged seed. The root has a rank smell and is used medicinally i...
8. Part 8=tumukun suri=, Potaxon pistillaris, Fr. An erect club-shaped fungus with brown dusty spores as in the puff-ball, commonly found on ant-hills. Synonyms numerous, e.g. =muruchin...
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