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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Vemacular Names
I Adere
Amharic
I Afar
Agewi
I Garno
Gi-iz
I Gimira
Hadiya of
I Ianjero
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Kembata
I Komso
Nuwer
I Oromo
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Shankila
I Sidama
Sodo Gurage
I Somali
Tigre
I Welayita
I Other
Arabic
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I English
French
I Italian
Standard Names
Trade Names
I January 1987
Vegetable
I - Oil Names
Addis···· Ababa. Ethiopia
- Gum Names
I - Resin Names
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Introduction IV
Introduction to the Third Edition - V
Directions for Use - VI
Acknowledgements - - - - - - - - - - - VII
Amharic Alphabet with English Equivalent
Description of Transliteration System - - - - - - VIII
Diphthongs and Pronunciation Guide - - - ------ IX
Rules to Use the Chart of Amharic Alphabet - - -:----- X
Abbreviations - - - - - - - }{I
PART II - - - - - - - - - - - - 105
Vernacular Names Listed (Alphabetical) Against Their
Botanical Equivalents - - - - - - - - - 107
PART m - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 193
Common Names (English, French, Italian, etc.)
Listed Alphabetically Against Their
Botanical Equivalents - - - - - - - 195
PART IV - - - - - 231
Vegetable Oil Names - - 233
Veget~bl~G\liri·· N~ci~~ .-
Resin Names 238
Families of Ethiopian Plants Included In The Glossary:
Monocotyledons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 239
Dicotyledons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 239
Filicopsida - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 241
Lycopsida - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 241
Coniferophyta - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 241
Basidiomycetes - - - - - - - - - 241
Abbreviations To Authors' Names - - - - - - - - - - - - - 242
Selected Bibliography - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 245
INTRODIJCfION
As a Head of Forestry and Wildlife Department of Ethiopia for many years, I made
many extensive trips to almost all parts of the country and collected most of the
vernacular names and become more familiar with Ethiopian Flora. In the middle
of 1985, I joined the World Vision International - Ethiopia, as the Head of Soil
and Water Consertvaion Department and had the opportunity to visit many project
sites of the Organization and collected more information on Ethiopian plants which
lead to the up grading and revision of the Glossary.
The main sources of information in writing the Glossary are my field collection
of the local names and the herbarium specimens of Addis Ababa University. Use
has also been made of the collection of the plant specimens at the Invetory Sectioen ,
of the Natural Resources Main Department of the Ministry of Agnculture and
the Wondo Genet Natural Resources Institute. After transliteration into English
some local names that were missing in m- collections have been abstracted from
the Glossary of Ethiopian Plant Names by late Dr. H. F. Mooney. In addition
a number of common names have been taken from: A Dictionary of Useful Every-
day Plants by F.N.Howes; A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man, by George Usher
and Plants of New South Wales by G. M. Cunningham, W.E Mulham, P.L.
Milthorpe and J.H. Leigh.
Ethiopia is a vast country and its flora very rich. Therefore, completeness of the
Glossary is not likely to be achieved for many years.
Lastly, it is my hope' that this revised Glossary will be of some use to foresters,
agriculturists, horticulturists, agronomists, students and the general public as
reference for identifying Ethiopian plants. C
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INTRODUCTION TO THE THIIlD EDIllQN
The following extracts from the introduction to the third issue maybe helpful to
the user of the Glossary.
"Changes in taxonomy and nomenclature in some plant names of Ethiopia have
resulted in confusion, especially where some published materials are available for
reference. It is apparent, therefore, that revision of botanical names and local names
in this edition is a major task...
"Some bolanical names are spelt differently in the Glossary when compared to the
literatures of many years ago. This is because of the changes in the rules of
nomenclature: Personal names ending in 'er' and after a vowel only one 'i' is used.
(e.g. Premna schimperi, Erythrina brucei) but after all the consonants 'ii' are used
(e.g. Dombeya goetzenii, Peponium vogelii). Moreover, personal names formerly
ending in 'eriana' are spelt 'erana ' (e.g. Albizia schimperiana= Albizia schimperana).
"lhgerteral,plarttnames differ within tribesfrontlocalitytoloeality··and·quite often
inter-mixures of people have seriously confused plant nomenclature in Ethiopia.
.. It should be noted, however, that some local names of an ethnic group in a region
may be used for different species in other regions by the same or different ethnic
group, for example:
"The local names of some species are wrongly spelt in some publications and are
rather confusing to a reader. For example, denjut, tenjit, tenjut, tunjut, tinjut (Am.)
are given for Otostegia integrifolia and Otostegia steudneri; like wise, sand, zadd,
tedh{tsirl,tid(Alll.)for .Juniperus procera".Anotherrconfusion one may-encounter
in some publications is that the local names of an ethnic group are used by mistake
for another ethnic group and vice versa. In this edition, attempt has been made
as much as possible to avoid such confusion. However, one has to bear in mind
that different ethnic groups may use the same local name for a certain species, for
example: ink'ok'o (Am., 0., WeI., etc.).
"some exotic species of plants growing in Ethiopia are also included in this edition ...
"English names of some plants differ from country to country e.g. the English
names of Cyperus rotundus L. are: nutgrass in Australia, Bermuda, Eastern Africa,
Trinidad and New Zealand; coco grass in India and Jamaica; brown nutsedge in
. Natal.-water grass in Eastern Africac-red-gress •in South Africa ; purple nutsedge
in U.S.A. and nutsedge in Zambia."
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DIRECI10NS FOR USE
The third edition of the Glossary was divided into two parts: Part I. consisted of
vernacular names and common names some trade names and standard names
listed underneath their botanical equivalents, while Part II. comprised of vemancular
names and common names, etc. listed separately for each ethnic group in
alphabetical order against their botanical equivalents.
In this edition the text is divided into four main parts and the guide to the Glossary
can be obtained from the table of contents. As in the previous third issue, in Part I
the vernacular names and common names, etc. are listed underneath their botanical
equivalents.
The vernacular names of more than twenty ethnic groups are combined alphabetical-
ly in Part II against their botanical equivalents, since it is felt that listing vernacular
n~:s. sel'arately for each ethnic grouP. is un~ecessary .. Likewise, the common
";">'nameS;'(EngHsh,"French;'italian,Trade'names;"Slandard:.Names';are;afsocombined
in Part III and listed alpl'taheC'~1)y against their botanical equivalents. Vegetable
oil names, vegetable gum names ana some resin names are provided in Part IV and
are not included in Part I.
Following each botanical name in Part I, the authority and the family to which
the species belong are given and where poss.i'> ""nnn"",. ~,,\ are provided. In Parts
II, III and IV the authorities are not indicated and if desired one has to refer to Part I.
The problem faced in the preparation of the Glossary was the transliteration of
vernacular names into English. The Chart of Amharic Alphabet with English
Equivalent Description of Transliteration System, devised by the Ethiopian Mapping
Agency (formerly Ethiopian Mapping and Geography Institute) and language
specialist from the Addis Ababa University and Ministry of Education, has been
used for indicating the vernacular name>, except Somali Names and Arabic Names.
As some vernacular names of an ethnic group in one area may be used for different
species in other areas by different ethnic groups, great care must be taken in using
vernacular names in plant identification. In the case of not well known plants, it is
very important not only to identify plants by making reference to vernacular names,
but also by checking them against bota nical descriptions.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
For the third edition of the Glossary, I was indebted to Dr. Tewolde Berhane Gebre
Egziabher, Dr. Mesfin Tcdesse and Ato Getachew Awoke all of the Addis Ababa
University for their advice'. In this edition I am indebted to Mr. Michael G. Gilbert,
formerly Director of Addis Ababa University Herbarium for his suggestion to use
the Chart of Amharic Alphabet with English Equivalent Description of Trans-
literation System in writing the Glossary and for granting me permission to use
the Addis Ababa University Herbarium Specimens during the early preparation
of the Glossary.
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and Woizerit Meseret Abate all of World Vision International-Ethiopia, Electronic
Date Processing Department, for their assistance in the production of the final
draft of the Glossary prior to its printing.
Last but not least I am very grateful to Dr. Tilahun Aberra, hydrologist and Head
of Water Resource Development Department of World Vision International-
Ethiopia for his constant encouragement during the revision of the Glossary.
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CHART OF AMHARIC ALPHABET WITH ENGLISH EQUIVALENT
DESCRIPTION OF TRANSLITERATION SYSTEM
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RULES TO USE THE CHART OF AMHARIC ALPHABET
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Amharic" Alphabet. andundercead1 ' "'", ',<i"'.!:'",''''
Amharic letter write its English equivalent according to the chart and put diacritical
marks. Don't double the consonants.
Eliminate the 6th form <.9 when it occurs at the end of a word and any other
part of a word or when it is not needed for English pronunciation, except after:
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ABBREVIATIONS
Ader. - Adt,re
Ag. - Ag~wl
Am. - Amharic
Am/Goj. - Amharic in the Gojam Administrative Region
Am/Good!r - Amharic in the Gonder Administrative Region
Am/H. - Amharic in the Hart,rge Administrative Region
Am/Lasta. - Amharic Lasta
Aust. - Australia
Aust.S.N. - Australian Standard Name
E. - English
E.S.N. - English Standard Name
E.T.N. - English Trade Name
Fr. - French
Fr.T.N. - French Trade Name
G. - Gjiz
Girn. - Gimira
Had. - Hadiya
Ind. - India
Ita. - Italian
Jan. - Janjero
K. - I\!fa
Kern. - Kembata
N.Am. - North America
N.Z. - New Zealand
Ko. - Komso
Nuw. - Nuwer (Nuer)
O. Oromo (Gala) used throughout the Oromo speaking Regions
O/Ar. Oromo in the Arsi Administrative Region
O/Bale Oromo in the Bale Administrative Region
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OfH. - Oromo (K'otunya ) in the Har~rge Administratiw! Region
OIL - Oromo in the Kefa Administrative Region
OfMega. - Oromo in the Mega area.
O/Sllpa - Oromo in the S~wa Administratiye Region
o/Sid. - Oromo in the Sidamo Admininratiye Region
or«. - Oromo in the W,I£ga Administratiye Region
s: - Sidilma, in the Sidamo Admini8tratiW!'Regi01l
She - Shank'jla
Sodo/G. - Sodo Gurage
Som. - Somali
S.Afr. - South Africa
Sp. (siDgular) - Species
Spp. (Plural) - Species
Subsp. - Subspecies
T. - Tjgre
T/Acrur - Tjgre-Acrur
T/Fiefil - Tigre Fiefil
T/Ghinda - Tjgre Ghinda
T/Meau - Tigre Mensa
U.s.A. - United States of America
Vu. - Variety
Wei. - ...
Welayita
W.IDd. - West India, West Indies
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Asparagusasiaticus L.,Liliaceae.
Siriti (Am., 0.)
f'\&~"U'ilogtiS
fiagdlari< (Kunth.) Bak., Lil aceae.
synonym: Asparagus pauli-guilelmi Solms.
S);1"U !\m., 0.)
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Ehretia cymosa Thonn. var. abyssinica (R. Br. ex Fres.) Brenan., Boraginaeeae.
garmi (O/H.); kirawuhi, karuak (T ); ch 'ach 'a (Wet);
utuba (0.); ch'ech'e (Am/Goj.)
Ehretia cymosa Thonn. var. silvatica (Guerke) Brenan., Boraginaceae.
synonym: Ehretia silvatica Guerke.
mukgrba, garmi, game, ulaga (Am); waga, wagi, uraga,
wuruga (0.); karuak (T.); sekeho .Sh.): wagamo (K.)
Ebretia obtusifolia Hochst. ex DC., Bon: ginaceae.
dargu, (T.); mared-deol (Som.); bunita (Ko.)
Ekcbergia capensis-Sparrman.; .Meliaceae
synonym: Ekebergia rueppelliana (Fres.) A. Rich.
limichl, dud una, 101 (Am.); ts'elimo (Am., T.); ononu, onono, ulmay, samba
(0.); oror (Gim.); ank'a (O/W.); dehena (T.); solo (K., O/K.); oror (K.);
aroma (Jan.); oloncho (Wel.): cape ash (E.)
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Eragrostis teff (Zucc.) Trotter convar fescescens var. opaca Cif. & Bald., Poaceae.
s~rg~nya t'ef. (Am.)
Eragrostis teff (Zucc.) Trotter convar fescescens var. purpurea Hochst., Poaceae.
nschj-t'ef (Am.); nschlh-t'afi (Ader.)
Eragrostis teff (Zucc.) Trotter convar fescescens var. alba Hochst., Poaceae.
bazra-t'ef (Am.); t'afi (Ader.); t'af-adi (0.)
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. . . Galium,spurium"L.subsp,africanwnV'erd ..,
arabaduberti (OjW.)
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Lippiasp., .Verbenaceae.
yek 'ola-kese (Am.); kusaye (0.)
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Ma.lva···parviftora<ls:, Malvaceae.
abeba (Sodo/Gi, Am.); ldt (Am.); mallow, Egyptian mallow,
small flower mallow, little mallow, march mallow (E)
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Maytenus ovatus (Wall. ex Wight, & Arn.) Loes var, ovatus, Celastraceae.
talu, at 'at '] (Am., Sodo/G.); guale-kokova (Am.); jima-hare (0.); argudi (T.);
kombolcha (Arn., O/K.); bokodon, kundon yaad (Som.)
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;:Cucurbitacea '~;,:2; .::;:. '0 . '/'~:iei',*,'2,4':;1;'2'\'t1"
ranborambo (T.); y~k'ura-harsg (Am.); jnch~b'i (Garno.)
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Phoen.ix.f~~Jin~lta. .J~c9·1.Arec~ceae.
zembata (Kem.);ch'ifar,)?~mhaba··(Sod()/G:,Ah1);:,.s§len,hos.ana..(AmHi
mieyite, mir 'o (O/H.); mct 'i (0.); yebo (O/K., K.): chifari (Am./Goj.);
dinbaba (Had.) : zamba (Wel.) : garayto (Afar.): wild date palm, wild date (E.)
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Ricil)us.···petsicus,13uphqrpiaceae,
The same local names as for Ricin is communis.
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Satureja,paradoxaYatke.,
synonym: Calamintha paradoxa Vatke.
chaj (Girn.); t'o~nyi (Sodo/Gi, Am.); t'osinyi (0.)
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Solanumindicum h, Solanaceae.
k jmbiba (Sodo/G'): jrnbway (Am.); hidi (0.); hank'uk'u
(O/K.); mahe (Kern.); hanch'ote (O/Bale); Indian nightshade (E.)
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ruaynj (Nuw.); ilYY (Ader.); shango (0.); dura (E., Ar.) guinea com,
greater millet, broom com, grain sorghum, dari, giant mellet, florenco whisk,
venetian whisk, Italian whisk, millet great, milo millet, sweet sorghum,
great sorghum, dura (E.)
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merga-haro (0.)
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LISTED AGAINST THEIR BOTANICAL
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AY!Dtb (Ader.)
Ayiso (Afar,)
Ananas comosus.
Vitis vinifera.
Festuca sp., a general name for most grasses.
Ay!t'!.ar£g (Am.) Ipomoea tenuirostris.
Ayni-at.sr (T.) Pisum sativum.
Azamara (T.) Allophylus abyssinicus.
Azamir (Am.) Bersama abyssinica.
Az~wale (T.) Schrebera alata.
Azmudi-adi (0.) Trachyspermum copticum.
Azmut (T.) Trachyspermum copticum.
"'" ;'.' '''' . 4z~~.r~.(.Am,.) )".<:;I~J1llltis·:·9j~:~lIlrH£·, '~~~NIl~ .
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. c: longlcalJda~ C~ simensis.·
Babale (Kem) Themeda triandra, Hyparrhenia ap.
Babanusi (0.) Dalbergia melanoxylon.
Babe (0.) Macaranga lophostigma.
Bachanga (S.) Sorghum bicolor.
Bachanka (S.) Sorghum bicolor.
.
Badala (S.,O./Borena, Wei.)
Badanus (Am.)
Zea mays.
Petroselinum crispum.
Badeno (0.) Grewia ftavescens.
Badesa (0.) Syzygium guineense, Croton macrostachys,
Acacia amythethophylla.
Badesa (Wei.) Syzygium guineense.
Baferur (Som.) Grewia tenax.
Bagana (Ko.) Amorphophallus sp., Amorphophallus
abyssinica.
Baganapsi (0.) Heliotropium cinerascens.
.Bagl (0.) .. CoJ1l1?(~tl.m~:;.parU~ulatuJJ:l~
Baha (O./Shewa) Olea welwitschii.
Baharo (Ader.) Allium porrum.
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Bahjr-k (Am.) Cucurbita pepo.
Bahir-Iomi (Am.) Citrus aurantium.
Bakanisa (O/W.) Vernonia amygdalina.
Bak'ela (Kern., Afar, 0.) Vicia fava.
Bak'ela (Had., Am., Wei.) Vicia fava, Phaseolus radiatus.
Bak 'ula (O/Bale, S.) Cucurbita pepo.
Bal (Gim.) Sapium ellipticum.
Bala (O/Ar.) Thalictrum rhynchocarpum.
Baladama (O/K.) Dein bollia kilimandscharica.
. Baladarle (O/H.) :panicumma~iJJ:lum.
Balado (T.) " Clutia abyssinica.
Balaldo (T.) Woodfordia uniftora.
Balami (0.) Andropogon dummeri.
Balandalecha (O/Ar.) Achyrospermum schimperi.
Balanioni (OfW.) Ficus exasperata.
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D.!'ga-s~mb!'I~"l (Am.SodojG) Themcda triandra.
Dcgat-abeba (Sodo/G,; Am.) Inula decipiens.
Dege-dairo (T.) Sida rhombifolia.
Degmur (Som.) May tenus ovatus, M. undatus.
Degucho (S.) Podocarpus gracilior.
Dchena (T.) Ekebergia capensis.
Dehn (1'.) Ruta chalepensis var. tenuifoIia.
Dehwajta (T.) Kalanchoe deficiens, K. macrantha.
Dejcndcg (T.) I ndigofera arrecta.
Dejik-amersi (T.) Trifolium multinerve.
Dt.'ka (0 Borgna) Grewia tembensis.
Dekenena Cr.) Ficus acrocarpa.
Deki-dairo (T.) Sida rhornbifolia,
."', Qc.k'. k 'a7( O.)·~ " ~',. Mani hot',eSCilJerita.
Delan (0.) Hyparrhenia hirta.
Delb (Ar.) Ficus vasta.
Deleder (Som.) Strychnos spinosa.
Dembero (Som.) Commiphora boiviniana.
D£mbi (0.) Ficus ovata, F. thonningii, Mimusops
kummel.
Demer-arjt (0.) Gnidia stenophylloides.
Demer-arjt (Am.) Gnidia involucrata, G. stenophylloides.
Dernet (T.) Sisymbrium irio.
Demeyi (0.) Nuxia congesta.
Dernj-astgfit (Am.) Haemanthus multiftorus.
Dendabili (T.) Zingiber officinale.
Dender (G.) Acanthus sp., Echinops sp.
Dendur (Am.) Echinops giganteus.
Dendura (Am.) Echinops giganteus.
Deng (Som.) Terminalia orbicularis.
f)£fig~l~(0.) Cocciniasp;'>'\' c
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salvifolia, L. trifolia
K£s!:he (T.) Lippia abyssinica
K~lto (Afar) Acacia abyssinica, a general name for moat
thorny Acacia spp
K£Sh~rtuma (Had.) All-urn cepa
K~k~e (Am.) Laggera tomentosa
K'~tancha (Am.) Asparagus acthiopicus
K'£st~nsti (T.) Asparagus aethiopicus
K'et'.tma (Am.) Scirpus corymbosus, Cyperus papyrus
Ketema (Am.) Scheff'lera abyssinica
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Sanu fl.,! )
Sar (Ader.) general i .
Ior asses.
Sal (Am.,Sodil/G.l Festuca elatior, Par.icum maximu»;
a general "arne for grasses,
Sara-bazu (Am.) reru.
Sarad (Som.,AL) May tenus uno arus.
Sarad (O/B.) A Ibizia gu nun ifer a /'l sell trnpi~{l.;;>
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Sat (Gim ..
SaW9 (O
Sawa (T )
St:'bansag,a;
I Sebat-feret 'i
Sebensa-gr:d.r
Sfh!:r~ (1',)
Sgbkana .}
Sefa (0
Seg,,-ull (T)
Scg(d {.&. rn.
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Serre
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A.;
~g!d~H'\.fYra (AUL)
Sihjl (Am.
~.iiI (Am.)
Silan CL) ·\.I'tcl t: [11 t "3\ ·'de ns. F oenicul urn vui gb_Ct'";.
>;nndili \ i , . !
\ ;,\.na.
Si"a (An,
~'}ina_r «,~,n-;:~) vv: ab Sl!!!i,,·'.l
I' ".\ r m 'I .iurum
Sinde \ A m.)
Sindt'do\ I t ; • 1 tI ,;, h unperr, P adoense.
~, D '\, e;! , " ilieal: tna.
~jHi[tg { ,f
r,; nanurn
",it l1if' t,
>!(Anl)
..
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T'inchel-sar (Am.)
Tini (Ader.)
=oelachyrum poaeflorum.
)puntia ficus-indica.
T,!ni (OjGuji) .rpuntia vulgaris.
T:Jnjit (T.) )tostegia integrifolia.
Tinisa (Ko.) pomoea baratas.
Tlnjut (Am.) .nostegia integrifolia, O. steudneri.
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T'ink'isha (0.)
Tintalashwa (Wel.)
-orghum vulgare var. saccharatum.
',orghum vulgare var. saccharatum.
sersama abyssinica.
Tintoline (T.) . "richilia vol kensii, T. emetica.
Tipize (Jan.) ~icotiana rustica.
T'irfe (0.) t. .apsicum microcarpa.
T'iri (OjGuji) vcalypha fruticosa.
T'irin-areg (Am.) I ippocratea africana, H. richardiana.
T1!Lngo (Am.) {.itrus grand is.
Tirnaha (T.) "erbascum sinaiticurn.
Tiro (OjGuji) ']ausena an.sara.
Tjrunga (Ader.) \ .itrus grandis.
T'isha-sar (Am.) . ephrosia S]>.
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T''it'i (Am., SodojG.) iossypiurn harbadense, G. herbaoeum,
G. arboretum, G. hirsutum.
Titita (OjGuji) , laendcndron buchananii.
T'obiyawu (Am.) \ .alotropis procera, Aerva persica,
Togo (K.) i avonia sp., Hibiscus micranthus.
Tojo (K.) I eponiurn vogelii.
Toke (Garno) coffca arabica.
Tokonu (0.) 'rera hypselodendron.
Tokuso (Am.) ! leusine coracana.
Tola (0.) 'olyscias fer ruginea.
Tomfi (T.) 'alotropis procera.
Tona (OjRale) .i vr ica salici folia.
T'onk'icho (S.) rracacna st.-udner i.
Torso (OjH.) .suunurn !1 . .ribundurn
T'osina (Kern.) , at ureja sp.
T'osiny] (T") hyrnus serr ulat us.
T'osinyi (Ader.) hymus schirnperi.
T'osinyi (0.) at ureja sp. S. paradoxa.
T'osiny!. (SOOo/G.) at urcra par.rdoxa.
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A GLOSSARY OF ETHIOPIAN PLANT NAMES
COMMON NAl\IES (ALPHABETICAL)
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A GWSSARY OF EnDOPIAN PLANT NAMES
COMMON NAMES (ALPHABETICAL)
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VEGETABLE OIL NAMF..8
(THE TERM "OF" HAS BEEN OMITfED
UP TO OIL OF WORMSEED)
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VEGETABLE on, NAMES CONTD.
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VEGETABLE OIL NAMES CONT'D.
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VEGETABLE GUM NAMES
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Abu Beta Gardenia lutea
Boswellia fcreana
Boswellia papynfri,c
Commiphora boiviniana
Commiphora opobalsamum
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FAMUm OF ETlDOPIAN PLANTS INCLUDED IN THE GLOSSARY
MONOCOlYLEDONS
DICOlYLEDONS
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Cannabiaceae Capparidar.:ese
(Capparsceae)
Caryophyllaceae Casuarinaceae Celastraceae
Ceratophyllaceae ChenopO<Laceae C1eomaceae
Combretaceae Convolvuk.ceae Crassulaceae
Cucurbitaceae Dichapetaliceae Dipsacaceae
Ebenaceae Ericaceae Euphorbiaceae
Flacourtiaceae Fumariace.ie Garciniaceae
Gentianaceae Geraniacee e Gesneriaceae
HaIoIthagaceae: "W,'p;\;;r,,;;>,;y" : Hamame}i: .aceae .···Hernandi~;~·.;···
(Haloragidaceae)
Hippocrateaceae Hydnorace ae Hypericaceae
lcacinaceae Lamiac:eae Lauraceae
(Labiatae, Menthaceae)
Lecythidaceae Linaceae Lobeliaeeae
Loganiaceae Loranthaoae Lythraceae
Malpighiaceae Malvaceae Melastomaceae
(Mestastomataeeae)
Meliaceae Meliantha- eae Menispermaceae
Menyanthaceae Mimosace..e Moraceae
(Fabaces.e, Leguminosae)
Moringaceae Myoporao .ae Myricaceae
Myristicaceae Myrsinacei e Myrtateae
(Ardisia- eae)
Naucleaceae Nyctaginai eae Nymphaeaceae
Ochnaceae Olacaceae Oleaceae
Oliniaceae Onagracea ; Opiliaceae
Orobanchaceae Oxalidaces e Papaveraceae
Papilionaceae Passifloracae Pedaliaceae
(Fabaeeae, Leguminosae)
Phytolaccaceae Piperaceae Pittosporaceae
Plantaginaceae Plumbagin rceae Podostemaeeae
(Podostemonaeeae)
Polygalaceae Polygonac ae Portulacaceae
Primulaceae Proteacea Punicaceae'
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DICOtYLEDONS CONT'D, FllJCOPSlDA, LYCOPSIDA,
CONIFEROPHYfA AND BASlDIOMYCE'I'ES
LYCOPSIDA
Lycopodiaceae SelagineJIaceae
CONIFEROPHYfA
BASIDIOMYCEtES
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ABBREVIATIONS TO AUTHORS' NAMES
The folJowiDgs are some abbreviatiOIB to Authors' nameI UIed iD the Gloaary,
in giving the authority for genera or speelesr
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ABBREVIATIONS TO AUTHORS' NAMES CONT'D.
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ABBREVIATIONS TO .\urHORS' NAMES CONT'D.
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SD.D...'"IID BIBLOGRAPHY
Cunningham G.N., MuIham W.E., Milthorpc P.L, and Leigh G.H., Plants
of New South Wales.
Dale, Ivan R. and Greenway PJ. 1961: Kenya Trees and Shrubs (Nairobi,
Buchanaos Estates Limited).
Edward D.C. and Bogdan A. V., 1951: Important Grass land Plants of Kenya.
Sue Edwards, 1976: Some Wild Flowering Plants of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
University Press :
Willis J.e. 1951: Dictionary of the Flowering Plants and Ferns, Sixth
Edition Riviscd.
Wolde Michael Kelecha, 1978: Some Trees for Windbreak, Shade, Ornament
and Soil Conservation in Ethiopia. The Provisional Military Government
of Socialist Ethiopia, Forestry & Wildlife Development Authority.
UNPUBUSHED RECORDS~
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