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Digera alternifolia

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Name

Identification
Digera arvensis Forssk. [family AMARANTHACEAE ] Verified by Not on Sheet, Digera alternifolia (L.) Aschers. [family AMARANTHACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by F.N. hepper (Kew), 1985 Digera muricata (L.) Mart. [family AMARANTHACEAE ] Verified by Not on Sheet,
Related name
  • Digera arvensis
  • Digera muricata
  • Digera alternifolia
Common name
  • nah (JMD) (LIBERIA, BASA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • n-kpè (A&AA) (IVORY COAST, AKYE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kukwo (K&B) (IVORY COAST, KRU-BETE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • naly (A&AA) (IVORY COAST, VULGAR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ŋaniŋjoŋ (def.-o) (auctt.) (THE GAMBIA, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • apupua (Williams; FRI) (GHANA, TWI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kebbe doombi = rat’s burgrass; from kebbe: Cenchrus sp., or bur-grass; dombi: rat (JMD) kebbe jaule = guinea fowl’s bur-grass; jaule: Guinea fowl (JMD) (NIGERIA, FULA-FULFULDE (Nigeria)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • dogbo (B&D) (IVORY COAST, ‘NEKEDIE’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • cyathule couchée (Berhaut)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • àgbí,rì,gbá (AJC) ajutọ appl. to plants with burred fruit (AJC) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Owerri)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kbulélé boté (K&B) manié (K&B) (IVORY COAST, ‘KRU’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kubué (B&D) kukwé (B&D) (IVORY COAST, GUERE (Chiehn)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • dánká dáfi a general name for plants with burred fruits (JMD; ZOG) kàràngíyár beéraá = mouse’s burgrass (JMD; ZOG) kàràngíyár kuúsuú = mouse’s burgrass (JMD; ZOG) maďaďďafin kuúsuú = mouse’s bur (JMD; ZOG) marin kuusu (JMD) tsattsarar ßera = rat’s basket trap (JMD; ZOG) tsattsarar kura (ZOG) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • nana (def. nanei) a general name incl. other plants with prickly fruits (FCD; DS) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ahué (B&D) (IVORY COAST, ABURE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • krokos (Waldau) (WEST CAMEROONS, KPE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ς̣awere pèpè (Millson) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • blé (K&B) (IVORY COAST, DAN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • dσkpч̃ (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kumâ (K&B) (IVORY COAST, GREBO (Nyabo)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • puin puin (K&B) (IVORY COAST, GAGU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • akukuaba (auctt.) (GHANA, FANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • déanoi (K&B) dianucha (A&AA) kuin (K&B) kukuan (K&B) kuma (K&B) (IVORY COAST, GUERE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • babaléguésorué (B&D) péoléfu (B&D) (IVORY COAST, KWENI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • tutubi (B&D) (IVORY COAST, KYAMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • nan (JMD) (LIBERIA, KRU-GUERE (Krahn)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • òbóríkọ́rị́ghá = doesn’t catch goat; meaning unknown since the fruits are burred and adhesive (KW) (NIGERIA, IJO-IZON (Kolokuma)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • mpupuã (FRI, Enti) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for DIGERA muricata subsp. muricata [family AMARANTHACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by C. C. Townsend [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
DIGERA muricata subsp. muricata [family AMARANTHACEAE]
DIGERA alternifolia (L.) Aschers. [family AMARANTHACEAE], (1867).
DIGERA alternifolia (Lam.) Chiov. var. ciliata [family AMARANTHACEAE], Fl. Somala 2: 376 (1932).
Range
N1, 2; S1 extends from Somalia, coastal Kenya, Madagascar and Socotra through tropical Asia from Yemen to Indonesia.
Altitude range
300–450 m, probably more.
Distribution
SOMALIA Drake-Brockman 919–922; Glover & Gilliland 1060; Thulin & Bashir Mohamed 7063.

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