Useful plants of tropical Africa Plant Resources of tropical Africa Explore
Abroma augusta (L.) L.f.
Devil's-cottonAbutilon grandifolium (Willd.) Sweet
Hairy Indian mallow
Malvaceae
58
Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet
Florida Keys Indian mallow
Malvaceae
89
Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik.
Wild abutilon
Malvaceae
69
Acacia goetzei Harms
Purple-pod thorn
Fabaceae
4
Acacia mearnsii De Wild.
Black wattle
Fabaceae
506
Acacia nilotica (L.) Delile
Gum arabic tree
Fabaceae
19
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
Senegal Gum
Fabaceae
2
Acacia xanthophloea Benth.
Fevertree
Fabaceae
46
Acalypha fruticosa Forssk.
Birch leaved acalyphaAcalypha indica L.
Indian acalypha
Euphorbiaceae
134
Acanthophoenix rubra (Bory) H.Wendl.
Mascarene Islands cabbage palm
Arecaceae
60
Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Hook.f.
ButterpipsAcmella oleracea (L.) R.K.Jansen
Brazilian cress
Asteraceae
42
Acokanthera oblongifolia (Hochst.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
African wintersweet
Apocynaceae
49
Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) Codd
Bushman's-poison
Apocynaceae
20
Adansonia digitata L.
Dead-rat-tree
Malvaceae
277
Adansonia grandidieri Baill.
Grandidier's baobabAdansonia za Baill.
Za baobab
Malvaceae
21
Adenia volkensii Harms
KiliambitiAdenium multiflorum Klotzsch
Impala-lily
Apocynaceae
259
Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.
Impala-lily
Apocynaceae
1,448
Adenium swazicum Stapf
Summer impala lilyAfrocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) C.N.Page
Bastard YellowwoodAfzelia africana Pers.
African mahogany
Fabaceae
1
Afzelia bella Harms
Pretty afzelia
Fabaceae
1
Afzelia quanzensis Welw.
Pod-mahogany
Fabaceae
17
Agave americana L.
American agave
Asparagaceae
3,525
Agave sisalana Perrine
Mescal
Asparagaceae
291
Alangium salviifolium (L.f.) Wangerin
Sage-leaf alangiumAlbizia forbesii Benth.
Broad-pod albizia
Fabaceae
31
Albizia harveyi E.Fourn.
Common albizia
Fabaceae
131
Albizia tanganyicensis Baker f.
Paperbark albizia
Fabaceae
5
Albizia versicolor Oliv.
Poison-pod albizia
Fabaceae
97
Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Müll.Arg.
ChristmasbushAleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.
Indian-walnut
Euphorbiaceae
131
Allium ampeloprasum L.
Broadleaf wild leek
Amaryllidaceae
2,317
Allium cepa L.
Shallot
Amaryllidaceae
914
Allium fistulosum L.
Welsh onion
Amaryllidaceae
205
Allium sativum L.
Garlic
Amaryllidaceae
313
Alluaudia procera (Drake) Drake
Madagascan Ocotillo
Didiereaceae
25
Alnus acuminata Kunth
Alder
Betulaceae
20
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