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  2. Egusi - Wikipedia

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    Egusi seeds are used in making egusi soup; the soup is thickened with the seeds. Melothria sphaerocarpa, which egusi seeds are from, grows throughout central to western Africa and is used by different ethnic groups in these regions to prepare the soup, and the origins of the soup are deeply rooted in the Yoruba culinary [6] Egusi soup is a very popular soup in West Africa, with considerable ...

  3. Melothria sphaerocarpa - Wikipedia

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    Melothria sphaerocarpa is a species of melon native from southern Mexico and the Dominican Republic through Central America to tropical South America. It has been introduced to western tropical Africa, [1] where has been known under the synonym Cucumeropsis mannii, and is grown for food and as a source of oil, more often for the seed oil than for the fruit.

  4. Citrullus colocynthis - Wikipedia

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    Citrullus Colocynthis Fruit in Behbahan Wild Citrullus Colocynthis. Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including Abu Jahl's melon, (native name in Turkey) [2] colocynth, [3] bitter apple, [3] bitter cucumber, [3] egusi, [4] vine of Sodom, [3] or wild gourd, [3] is a poisonous desert viny plant native to the Mediterranean Basin and West Asia, especially the Levant, [5] [6] [7] Turkey ...

  5. Ogiri - Wikipedia

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    Ogiri also called Ogiri Ijebu is a flavoring made of fermented oil seeds, such as sesame seeds or egusi seeds. [1] The process and product are similar to iru or douchi. Its smell is similar to cheese, miso, or stinky tofu. Ogiri is best known in West Africa. It is popular among the Yoruba people.

  6. Egusi sauce - Wikipedia

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    Egusi sauce or egusi soup, prepared with egusi seeds as a primary ingredient. [1] Egusi seeds are the fat- and protein-rich seeds of certain cucurbitaceous (squash, melon, gourd) plants. Egusi sauce is common and prevalent across Central Africa as mbíka, and may be served atop rice, cooked vegetables, or grilled meat, such as goat, chicken ...

  7. Flora of Tropical East Africa - Wikipedia

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    The species covered include 3-4% of the world's known plant species. When the project began in 1948, botanists thought they would be finished in fifteen years. Between 2008 and 2012 (before the project ended), 114 new species were described. [1] [2] The FTEA is an important tool for conservation of plants, wildlife, and habitat in the entire ...

  8. Vernonia amygdalina - Wikipedia

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    Vernonia amygdalina, a member of the daisy family, is a small to medium-sized shrub that grows in tropical Africa. V. amygdalina typically grows to a height of 2–5 m (6.6–16.4 ft). The leaves are elliptical and up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long. Its bark is rough. [1] V. amygdalina is commonly called bitter leaf in English because of its bitter ...

  9. Aizoaceae - Wikipedia

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    The Aizoaceae (/ eɪ z oʊ ˈ eɪ s iː ˌ iː,-s i ˌ aɪ /), or fig-marigold family, is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1,800 species. [2] Several genera are commonly known as 'ice plants' or 'carpet weeds'. The Aizoaceae are also referred to as vygies in South Africa.