CHUFA SEDGE (TIGERNUT)
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cyperus esculentus OTHER NAMES: Nut grass, Yellow nut sedge, Tiger nut sedge, Earth almond. ncɔkɔn in the Bamnara (Mali)...
PALM OIL
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Elaeis guineensis OTHER NAMES: Nigeria - Mmanu (Ibo), Ekpo Obe (Yoruba), Adan Efere (Ibibio/Efik) Palm oil (also known...
CRAYFISH
SUPERFAMILY: Astacoidea OTHER NAMES: Crawfish, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, mudbugs Nigeria: Ayiya (Igbo), Crayfish...
GRAINS OF SELIM (NEGRO PEPPER)
BOTANICAL NAME: Xylopia aethiopica OTHER NAMES: Nigeria - Uda (Ibo), Eeru alamo (Yoruba), Chimba (Hausa), Ata (Ibibio/Efik) Senegal -...
AFANG LEAF (ERU)
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Gnetum africanum OTHER NAMES: Nigeria – Okazi/Ukazi (Ibo), Afang (Ibibio & Efik) Cameroun - Eru, Okok, M’fumbua or...
BLACK PEPPER
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Piper nigrum Black Pepper is a flowering vine that is mostly cultivated because of its fruit which is dried and used for...
