Flora of Gambia, The

Berhautia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae. Its native range is Western Tropical Africa. Species: Berhautia senegalensis Balle

Clerodendrum thomsoniae is a species of flowering plant in the genus Clerodendrum of the family Lamiaceae, native to tropical west Africa from Cameroon west to Senegal. It is an evergreen liana growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall, with ovate to oblong leaves 8–17 cm (3–7 in) cm long. The flowers are produced in cymes of 8–20 together, each flower with a pure white to pale purple five-lobed calyx 2.5 cm in diameter, and a red five-lobed corolla 2 cm long and in diameter. The flowers are born in cymose inflorescences arising from the axils of the leaves. The leaves, in turn, are arranged opposite to

Bryaspis is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes two species of herbaceous plants native to equatorial West Africa and Cameroon. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Dalbergia clade of the Dalbergieae. Typical habitats are seasonally dry tropical grassland and open areas, often growing in wet, swampy, rocky and sandy soil. Plants can be weeds on cultivated land. Bryaspis humularioides Gledhill – Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia Bryaspis psittacorhyncha (Webb) Govaerts – Senegal to Guinea and

Pericopsis elata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is known by the common names African teak, afrormosia, kokrodua and assamela.

Tabernaemontana africana, commonly known as Samoan gardenia, is a species of plant in the oleander and frangipani family Apocynaceae native to tropical west Africa from Senegal to Ghana. It is an evergreen perennial shrub with a maximum height of 6 meters. The plant is used to produce latex, soap and dye.

Nymphaea guineensis is a species of waterlily native to the region spanning from tropical West Africa to Chad.

Terminalia ivorensis is a species of tree in the family Combretaceae, and is known by the common names of Ivory Coast almond, idigbo, black afara, framire and emeri.

Chlamydocardia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. Its native range is western tropical Africa to Uganda. The genus name of Chlamydocardia is from the Greek word chlamydos meaning cloak or short mantle and also from the Greek kardia meaning heart. Species: Chlamydocardia buettneri Lindau Chlamydocardia subrhomboidea Lindau

Efulensia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae. Its native range is Western Tropical Africa to Western Uganda. Species: Efulensia clematoides C.H.Wright Efulensia montana W.J.de Wilde

Amorphophallus dracontioides or the Dragons Football is a species of plant in the genus Amorphophallus ranging from Ghana to Nigeria.

Terminalia albida is a tree species in the genus Terminalia found in West Africa. It is found in the savannah part of Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve in Gambia. The aqueous extract of the bark is used in Gambia as an eye-lotion.

Milicia regia is a species of tropical tree in the family Moraceae. It grows in a belt on the west coast of Africa that extends from the Gambia to Ghana. It is threatened by habitat loss and logging.

Byrsanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Salicaceae. It contains a single species, Byrsanthus brownii. Its native range is Western Tropical Africa.

Soyauxia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Peridiscaceae. They are small trees or erect shrubs from wet forests of tropical West Africa. Eight specific names have been published in Soyauxia. Additional species have been discovered, but their names and descriptions will not be published until 2009 or 2010. The type species for the genus is Soyauxia gabonensis. Soyauxia was long considered an anomaly and it has been variously classified by different authors, usually in Passifloraceae or in the defunct plant family Flacourtiaceae. The first molecular phylogenetic study to include

Neocarya is a genus of plant in family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1976. It contains only one known species, Neocarya macrophylla, native to western and central Africa from Senegal to the Nigeria, and also in South Sudan. It is commonly known in English as the Gingerbread Plum, despite not being related to the true Plum (Prunus sp.).

Cyperus foliaceus is a species of sedge that is endemic to parts of Africa. The species was first formally described by the botanist Charles Baron Clarke in 1906.

Lannea microcarpa is a dioecious plant within the Anacardiaceae family. It is also called African grapes and occurs in the Sudan and Guinea savanna of West Africa from Senegal to Cameroon. The plant is used to dye basilan fini, a traditional cloth in a red and brown colour.

Anthocleista procera is a species of plant in the Gentianaceae family. It is a small tree that is found from West Tropical Africa.

Saba senegalensis, known as weda in the Moore, French, and English languages and ‘’madd’’ in Wolof and ‘’laare’’ in Pulaar, is a fruit-producing plant of the Apocynaceae family, native to the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa. It has several common names in various West African languages. The tree grows predominantly on riverbanks and in woodlands in Senegal, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, The Gambia, Burkina Faso, Somalia and Ivory Coast. It has been observed growing as vine up trees, as a small erect shrub, and oftentimes growing to the size of a large tree. ICRISAT has cited S. senegalensis as a

Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides, also called Senegal prickly-ash or artar root, is a plant species in the genus Zanthoxylum. The plant contains isomeric divanilloylquinic acids (3,4-O-divanilloylquinic acid or burkinabin A, 3,5-O-divanilloylquinic acid or burkinabin B and 4,5-O-divanilloylquinic acid or burkinabin C). Burkinabin C, a type of hydrolysable tannin can be found in the root bark of F. zanthoxyloides. It also contains fagaronine, a benzophenanthridine alkaloid. A study by Williams, Soelberg and Jäger (2016) showed than ethanolic extracts of Z. zanthoxyloides have in vitro anthelmintic

Landolphia heudelotii is a climbing shrub or liana that is within the Apocynaceae family, it occurs in the Guinea and Sudan savannahs of West Africa and cultivated for its rubber and edible fruit.

Lijndenia barteri (synonyms: Spathandra barteri, Memecylon dinklagei, Memecylon pynaertii, and basionym Memecylon barteri) is a species of shrub in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to lowland Upper Guinean forests of West Africa. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Baissea multiflora is a plant in the family Apocynaceae.

Oryza glaberrima, commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. The species was first domesticated and grown in West Africa around 3,000 years ago. In agriculture, it makes up an estimated 20% of rice grown commercially in West Africa, having largely been replaced by higher-yielding O. sativa (Asian rice). The number of O. glaberrima varieties grown is declining. Crossbreeding between African and Asian rice is difficult, but there exist some crosses. In comparison to O. sativa (Asian rice), African rice is hardy, pest-resistant, low-labour, and suited to a

Millettia thonningii is a species in the genus Millettia. It is a molluscicide plant. It contains the isoflavone alpinumisoflavone that is thought to be an antischistosomal agent.

Digitaria exilis is a species of grass that is referred to as findi or fundi in areas of Africa such as The Gambia, with the English common names white fonio, fonio millet, hungry rice, and acha rice. It is the most important of a diverse group of wild and domesticated Digitaria species known as fonio that are harvested in the savannas of West Africa. The grains are very small. It has potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development and support sustainable use of the land. Fonio has continued to be important locally because it is both nutritious and one of the

Combretum micranthum is a species of flowering plant in the family Combretaceae. It is a shrub known as kinkeliba in Guinea, Benin, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Mali and the Gambia across multiple regional dialects, where it is often found in tiger bush and on hills in West Africa. It is used for making tea and has uses in traditional medicine, and is used by many West African Muslims during Ramadan to break their fast. The name kinkeliba is believed to come from the Fulani language. It is referred to as sekhew in the Wolof language and ŋɔlɔbɛ in the Bambara language.

Raphia sudanica is a palm species in the family Arecaceae. It is found in Western Africa, where it is locally used for construction purposes.

Tamarix senegalensis is a species of flowering plants of the Tamaricaceae family. It is a tree or twiggy shrub, that grows in saline soil, sandy desert and sea-shore.

Lannea acida is a shrub or small deciduous tree within the family Anacardiaceae. It is endemic to the Guinea and Sudan savannas of West and Central Africa.