Botanical Names Flashcards
(97 cards)
1
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Yam
A
Dioscorea alata
2
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Maize
A
Zea mays
3
Q
Beans
A
Vigna unguiculata
4
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Onion
A
Allium cepa
5
Q
Carrot
A
Daucus carota
6
Q
Cana lily
A
Canna indica
7
Q
Africa never die or sensitive plant
A
Mimosa pudica
8
Q
Orange
A
Citrus sinensis
9
Q
Water lily
A
Nymphaea lotus
10
Q
Water spinach
A
Ipomoea aquatica
11
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Water hyacinth
A
Eichhornia crassipes
12
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Siam or Awolowo weed
A
Chromolaena odorata
13
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Broad leaf carpet grass
A
Axonopus compressus
14
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Morning glory weed
A
Ipomoea involucrata
15
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Cassava
A
Manihot utillissima
16
Q
Mango
A
Mangifera indica
17
Q
Bahama grass
A
Cynodon dactylon
18
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Sugarcane
A
Saccharum Oficinarum
19
Q
Resurrection plant
A
Bryophyllum pinnatum
20
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Weed tuber
A
Icacina trichantha
21
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Indian Almonds(ebelebo)
A
Terminalla Catappa
22
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Red mangrove
A
Rhizophora racemosa
23
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White mangrove
A
Avicennia nitida
24
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Riverside screwpine
A
Pandanus odoratissimus
25
Bamboo
Bambusa bambusa
26
Bayan tree
Ficus benghalenis
27
Water lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
28
Guava
Psidium guayava
29
Indian rubber tree
Ficus elastica
30
Bottle gourd
Lagenaria Siceraria
31
Sourgrass
Paspalum conjugatum
32
Banana
Musa Sapientum
33
The temple tree
Plumella alba
34
Pine
Pinus sylvestris
35
Wild vine
Vitus trifoliate
36
Water leaf
Talinum triangulare
37
Cactus
Opuntia robusta
38
African succulent
(Stapelia grandiflora
39
Elephant grass
Pennisetum purpureum
40
Cocoyam
Colocasia esculenton
41
Garlic
Allium sativum
42
Wild yam
Dioscorea bulbifera
43
Plantain
Musa paradisiaca
44
Couchgrass
Digitaria scalarum
45
Couchgrass
Digitaria scalarum
46
Pineapple
Ananas comosus
47
Dagger plant
Yucca gloriosa
48
Lime
Citrus aurantifolia
49
Gourd
Cucurbita moschata
50
prickly pear
opuntia dilleni
51
Spiny amaranth
Amaranthus spinosus
52
Black velvet tamarind
Dalium guineese
53
Pumpkin
Curcubita moschata
54
Tropical nettleweed
Fluerya aestuans
55
White rockrose
Helianthemum apenninum
56
Falsethistle
Acanthus montanus
57
China grass
Boehmeria Nivea
58
China rose
Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis
59
Lemon verbena
verbena rigida
60
Bull grass
Eleusine indica
61
Sundew
Drosera indica
62
Black night-shade
Solanum nigrum
63
Cashew
Anacardium occidentale
64
Ixoras
Ixora parviflora
65
Stinking cassia
Cassia alata
66
African copaiba balsam tree
daniellia oliveri
67
Hairy indigo
Indigofera hirsuta
68
Pride of Barbados
Caesalpina pulcherrima
69
The silk cotton
Ceiba petandra
70
Para rubber
Hevea braziliensis
71
Horse-Chest nut
Aesculus hippocastanum
72
The capper-bush
Gynandropsis gynandra
73
The bush potato
Ipomoea mauritiana
74
Allamanda
Allamanda Carthatica
75
Brazilian tea
Stachytarpheta indica
76
Mexican poppy
Argemone mexicana
77
Leaves modified for Protection purposes consist of:
1.Stipulate leaves: bears thorny Lateral Appendages at its base are protected by stipule e.g kangaroo thorn
2.scale leaves: Thin, dry, membranous brown structure that protect the axillary buds which develop the axil of scale leaves e.g onion
3. Sensitive leaves:Leaves respond to touch by folding up e.g African never die
78
Rattle box
Crotolaria retusa
79
The piper plant
Peperomia pellucida
80
the Ivy
Hedera helix:
81
woody nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
82
the broad bean
Vicia faba
83
the apple
Malus sylvestris
84
the edible melon
Cucumeropsis manni
85
the wax gourd
Benincasa hispida
86
breadfruit
Artocarpus altilis
87
cotton
Gossypium hirsutum
88
The black walnut
Acacia mearnsi
89
the avocada pear
Prunus persica
90
the field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
91
cashew
Anacardium occidentale
92
castor oil
Ricinus communis
93
Okra
Abelmoschus essentus
94
African star apple
Chrysophyllum albidum
95
the Nigerian pear or the butter tree
Dacryodes edulis
96
the tea bush
Ocimum gratissimun
97
The American basil
Ocimum Americanum
