Useful plants of tropical Africa Plant Resources of tropical Africa Explore
Abroma augusta (L.) L.f.
Devil's-cotton
Abutilon grandifolium (Willd.) Sweet
Hairy Indian mallow
Malvaceae
56
Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet
Florida Keys Indian mallow
Malvaceae
89
Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik.
Wild abutilon
Malvaceae
68
Acacia goetzei Harms
Purple-pod thorn
Fabaceae
4
Acacia mearnsii De Wild.
Black wattle
Fabaceae
462
Acacia nilotica (L.) Delile
Gum arabic tree
Fabaceae
19
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
Senegal Gum
Fabaceae
2
Acacia xanthophloea Benth.
Fevertree
Fabaceae
45
Acalypha fruticosa Forssk.
Birch leaved acalypha
Acalypha indica L.
Indian acalypha
Euphorbiaceae
113
Acanthophoenix rubra (Bory) H.Wendl.
Mascarene Islands cabbage palm
Arecaceae
59
Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Hook.f.
Butterpips
Acmella oleracea (L.) R.K.Jansen
Brazilian cress
Asteraceae
40
Acokanthera oblongifolia (Hochst.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
African wintersweet
Apocynaceae
40
Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) Codd
Bushman's-poison
Apocynaceae
20
Adansonia digitata L.
Dead-rat-tree
Malvaceae
262
Adansonia grandidieri Baill.
Grandidier's baobab
Adansonia za Baill.
Za baobab
Malvaceae
20
Adenia volkensii Harms
Kiliambiti
Adenium multiflorum Klotzsch
Impala-lily
Apocynaceae
235
Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.
Impala-lily
Apocynaceae
1,295
Adenium swazicum Stapf
Summer impala lily
Afrocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) C.N.Page
Bastard Yellowwood
Afzelia africana Pers.
African mahogany
Fabaceae
1
Afzelia bella Harms
Pretty afzelia
Fabaceae
1
Afzelia quanzensis Welw.
Pod-mahogany
Fabaceae
16
Agave americana L.
American agave
Asparagaceae
3,323
Agave sisalana Perrine
Mescal
Asparagaceae
274
Alangium salviifolium (L.f.) Wangerin
Sage-leaf alangium
Albizia forbesii Benth.
Broad-pod albizia
Fabaceae
31
Albizia harveyi E.Fourn.
Common albizia
Fabaceae
132
Albizia tanganyicensis Baker f.
Paperbark albizia
Fabaceae
5
Albizia versicolor Oliv.
Poison-pod albizia
Fabaceae
97
Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.
Indian-walnut
Euphorbiaceae
128
Allium ampeloprasum L.
Broadleaf wild leek
Amaryllidaceae
2,287
Allium cepa L.
Shallot
Amaryllidaceae
882
Allium fistulosum L.
Welsh onion
Amaryllidaceae
187
Allium sativum L.
Garlic
Amaryllidaceae
301
Alluaudia procera (Drake) Drake
Madagascan Ocotillo
Didiereaceae
23
Alnus acuminata Kunth
Alder
Betulaceae
20
Alnus nepalensis D.Don
Himalayan alder
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