| Scientific name | Common name | Also includes | Former name(s) | Fulfulde | Plural form(s) | Gloss notes | Etymology | Dialect |
| Abelmoschus esculentus | okra | | | takeyi, takayre | takayje | | | |
| Abelmoschus esculentus | | | | waskoore | baskooje | | | |
| Abelmoschus esculentus | | | | kubeere | kubeeje | | < Hausa | Adamawa |
| Abelmoschus esculentus | | | | abuko | abukooji | leaf | | Adamawa |
| Abrus precatorius | jumblebeads | | | gunay-hi/je | | | | Sokoto |
| Abrus precatorius | | | | ciciboɗel | | | | Adamawa |
| Abrus precatorius | | | | mboɗeho | | | | |
| Abrus precatorius | | | | boɗuhi | | | | |
| Abrus precatorius | | | | boɗuho | | | | |
| Acacia spp. | | | | ɓulɓ-i/e | | | | Adamawa |
| Acacia albida | | | | cas-ki/ɗe | | | | |
| Acacia ataxacantha | | | | kooraa-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Acacia ataxacantha | | | | hooraare | kooraaje | bush | | |
| Acacia polyacantha ssp. campylacantha | | | | yewa settoje | | | | Jalingo |
| Acacia macrostachya | | | | cidi | | | | |
| Acacia nilotica ssp. adstringens | | | | gawdi | | | | |
| Acacia nilotica ssp. adstringens | | | | gawaa-ri/re | | | | |
| Acacia polyacantha | | | | fattarlaa-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Acacia polyacantha | | | | jillare-hi/je | | | | |
| Acacia polyacantha | | | | pattu-ki/ɗe | | | | Adamawa |
| Acacia seiberiana | | | | gi'e daneeji | | ‘white thorn’ | | Adamawa |
| Acacia seiberiana | | | | allu-ki/ɗe | | | | |
| Acacia senegal | | | | dibee-hi/je | | | | |
| Acacia seyal | | | | ɓulki | ɓulde | | | Adamawa |
| Acacia seyal | | | | cillu-ki/ɗe | | | | |
| Acacia seyal | | | | tutampolel | | the gum | | Adamawa |
| Acacia tortilis | | | | ɓulɓi ɓaleehi | | | | Adamawa |
| Acacia tortilis ssp. raddiana | | | | cillu-ki/ɗe | | | | |
| Acanthospermum hispidum | star-bur | | | kassiyaawo | | | < Hausa | |
| Acanthospermum hispidum | | | | yaawol | | | | |
| Achyranthes aspera | | | | kuri pallaaɗi | kure pallaaɗe | ‘lizard's arrows’ | | Adamawa |
| Achyranthes aspera | | | | kebbe jawle | | ‘guinea-fowl's bur-grass’ | | |
| Achyranthes aspera | | | | mbagga | | | | |
| Adansonia digitata | baobab | | | ɓokki | ɓowɗe, ɓoge, ɓogeeje, ɓokko | tree | | |
| Adansonia digitata | | | | ɓokko | | leaves | | |
| Adansonia digitata | | | | ɓongel, ɓowkon, ɓokkon | | diminutives | | |
| Adansonia digitata | | | | boyre | ɓohe, ɓoye | fruit | | |
| Adansonia digitata | | | | ɓownde | ɓowde | fruit | | |
| Adansonia digitata | | | | ɓowre | ɓowe | fruit | | |
| Adansonia digitata | | | | gadiyaare | gadiyaaje | seeds | | |
| Adansonia digitata | | | | goromi | | seeds | | |
| Adansonia digitata | | | | gulumbur | | young leaves | | Adamawa |
| Adansonia digitata | | | | njuuloondi | | fruit pulp | | |
| Adansonia digitata | | | | saaɓeho | | fresh leaves | | |
| Adenia venenata | | | | bambuhi | | | | |
| Adenium obesum | desert rose | | A. honghel | lekki peewuri | | ‘coldness medicine’ | | Sokoto |
| Adenium obesum | | | | dar ɓokki | dar ɓowɗe | ‘false baobab’ | | |
| Adenium obesum | | | | | | | | Adamawa |
| Adenodolichos paniculatus | | | | kilikaynawa | | | | Adamawa |
| Aeschynomene afraspera | | | | falfoloji | | | | |
| Aeschynomene afraspera | | | | gaandul | gaandi | | | |
| Aeschynomene afraspera | | | | mbala | mbalo | | | Adamawa |
| Aframomum meleguetta | grains of paradise | | | citta boɗeeje | | “red pepper” | < Hausa | |
| Afzelia africana | | | | ngaayoo-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Afzelia africana | | | | pittoo-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Albizia chevalieri | | | | jaree-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Albizia chevalieri | | | | nyebbahi | | | | |
| Albizia chevalieri | | | | luɓo-hi/je | | | | |
| Albizia chevalieri | | | | manga letde | manga lekki | | | Adamawa |
| Allium cepa | onion | | | albassa | albacce | | | |
| Allium cepa | | | | tingyere | tingyeeje | | | |
| Allium cepa | | | | tingyere gorɗe | | spring onion | | |
| Allium sativum | garlic | | | arngalaa-re /-je | | | | Adamawa |
| Allium sativum | | | | albacce ɗaɗi | | | | Sokoto |
| Aloe buettneri | | A. schweinfurthii | | balli nyi-wi /-wa | | ‘elephant's palm-frond’ | | |
| Alysicarpus vaginalis | | A. violaceus | | senkello | cenkelle | | | Adamawa |
| Alysicarpus vaginalis | | | | gadagire | | | | Adamawa |
| Alysicarpus vaginalis | | | | birihu puccu | | ‘horse-groundnuts’ | | |
| Amaranthus hybridus | | | | haako-ndiyam | | ‘water-leaf’ | | |
| Amaranthus hybridus | | | | anjaka | | | | Adamawa |
| Amaranthus spinosus | | | | haako-ndiyam | | ‘water-leaf’ | | |
| Amaranthus viridis | | | | haako-ndiyam | | | | |
| Amaranthus viridis | | | | rukuɓuho | | | | |
| Amblygonocarpus andongensis | | | | jigaree-hi/je | | | | |
| Amorphophallus abyssinicus | | | | bugulli | | | | |
| Amorphophallus abyssinicus | | | | gugulli | | | | |
| Amorphophallus abyssinicus | | | | buguwol | buguji | | | |
| Ampelocissus africanus | | | A. grantii | gufu gafahi | | | | |
| Ampelocissus africanus | | | | inaboohi | | vine | | |
| Ampelocissus africanus | | | | inaboo-re /-je | | fruit | | |
| Ananas comosus | pineapple | | | onima (?) | | | | |
| Anchomanes difformis | | | | bugulli | | | | |
| Anchomanes difformis | | | | gugulli | | | | |
| Andira inermis ssp. rooseveltii | | | | daluhi | | | | |
| Andira inermis ssp. rooseveltii | | | | arakiti (?) | | | | |
| Andropogon africanus | | | | raneraneho | | | | |
| Andropogon africanus | | | | yakawre | | | | |
| Andropogon chinensis | | | | gamari bodeeri | | ? red | | |
| Andropogon gayanus | | | | palawal | | | | |
| Andropogon gayanus | | | | ɗadeppure | | | | |
| Andropogon gayanus | | | | welho | | | | |
| Andropogon pseudapriacus | | | | celɓol | celɓi | | | Adamawa |
| Andropogon pseudapriacus | | | | gamari boderi | | | | |
| Andropogon pseudapriacus | | | | tidiNho | | | | |
| Andropogon schirensis | | | | lawrehe | | | | |
| Andropogon schirensis | | | | hahendeho | | | | Adamawa |
| Annona senegalensis | custard apple | | | dukuu-hi /-je ladde | | ‘bush pawpaw’ | | |
| Annona senegalensis | | | | cika kondo-yi /-je | | | | |
| Anogeissus leiocarpus | | | A. schimperi | kojo-li/-le | | | | |
| Anogeissus leiocarpus | | | | galalde | | | | |
| Arachis hypogaea | groundnut | | | mbiriiwu | biriiji | | | |
| Arachis hypogaea | | | | pepel jiire | | | | Adamawa |
| Arachis hypogaea | | | | pampamwu | pampamji | | | |
| Aristida gen. | | | | ulumboju | | | | Adamawa |
| Aristida gen. | | | | daccere ngala | | | | |
| Aristida adscensionis | | | | wicco tenemeje | | ‘tail of ?’ | | |
| Aristida funiculata | | | | kelbi | | | | |
| Aristida funiculata | | | | selbi | | | | |
| Aristida stipoides | | | | hanhande | | | | |
| Aristida stipoides | | | | soɗo | soɗoje | | | |
| Aristida stipoides | | | | urleho | | | | Gombe |
| Asparagus africanus | | | A. pauli-guilelmi | gi'e fowru | | ‘hyena thorn’ | | |
| Asparagus africanus | | | | gi'e palaɗe | | ‘lizard thorn’ | | |
| Asparagus africanus | | | | gi'e dobi | | ‘rat thorn’ | | |
| Asparagus africanus | | | | labbel beeda | | | | Adamawa |
| Asparagus africanus | | | | labbel fowru | | ‘hyena's knife’ | | |
| Asparagus africanus | | | | tufgol buru | | | | |
| Asparagus africanus | | | | tamashushu | | planted sp. | | |
| Aspilia africana | haemorrhage plant | | A. latifolia | nyarki | | | | |
| Azadirachta indica | neem | | | ganyi | ganyeeje | | < Hausa | |
| Balanites aegyptiaca | desert date | | | tanni | tanne | | | (A/Bo) |
| Balanites aegyptiaca | | | | tannere | tanne | fruit | | |
| Balanites aegyptiaca | | | | morotodi (?) | | | | |
| Balanites aegyptiaca | | | | dubakara | | leaves | | Adamawa |
| Bauhinia rufescens | | | | nammaaree-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Beckeropsis uniseta | | | | aliliya | | | | |
| Beckeropsis uniseta | | | | file | | | | |
| Bidens bipinnata | | | | kuri pallaaɗi | kure pallaaɗe | ‘lizard's arrows’ | | Adamawa |
| Biophytum petersianum | | | | makku rumbu | | | | |
| Blighia sapida | ackee apple | | | feso | fesoje | | < Hausa | |
| Boerhaavia diffusa | | | | dak'alde | | | | |
| Boerhaavia diffusa | | | | burgu yolde | | | | |
| Boerhaavia diffusa | | | | kalawol | | | | |
| Bothriochloa bladhii | | | | cawkitiningel | | | | Adamawa |
| Bombax costatum | red-flowered silk-cotton | B. buonopozense | | kuruhi | | | < Hausa | |
| Bombax costatum | | | | korawol | koraji | | | |
| Bombax costatum | | | | joohi | | | | |
| Bombax costatum | | | | joo-yi/ye | | tree | | |
| Bombax costatum | | | | jooy-re/e | | fruit | | |
| Borassus aethiopum | fan-palm | | | duɓɓi | duɓɓe | | | |
| Borassus aethiopum | | | | ruɓɓere | ruɓɓe | | | |
| Borassus aethiopum | | | | ɓaasol | | shoots | | |
| Boscia angustifolia | | | | anzagi | | | < Hausa | |
| Boscia senegalensis | | | | gigile, jigile | | | | |
| Boscia senegalensis | | | | buldum-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Boswellia dalzielii | frankincense tree | B. odorata | | janawhi | | | | |
| Boswellia dalzielii | | | | jamuhi | | | | |
| Boswellia dalzielii | | | | juguhi | | | | |
| Boswellia dalzielii | | | | andake-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Boswellia dalzielii | | | | shabilabi (?) | | | | Southern Zaria |
| Brachiaria brizantha | | | | gawrare | | | | |
| Brachiaria humidicola | | | | interere | | | | |
| Brachiaria jubata | | | B. fulva | labunehe | | | | |
| Brachiaria jubata | | | | huturho | | | | Adamawa |
| Brachiaria jubata | | | | nyeelo | | | | |
| Brachiaria ramosa | | | | baadeho | | | | |
| Bridelia ferruginea | | other Bridelia spp. | | maree-hi/je | | | | |
| Bridelia ferruginea | | | | mburburumhi | | | | |
| Bridelia ferruginea | | | | gulumbi | | | | |
| Bridelia ferruginea | | | | gulummehi | | | | |
| Bridelia ferruginea | | | | lammulammuki | | | | |
| Burkea africana | | | | kokobi | kotkobe | | | |
| Byrsocarpus coccineus | | | | wangara mbubi (?) | | | | |
| Byrsocarpus coccineus | | | | yangara mbubihi (?) | | | | |
| Cadaba farinosa | | | | balamji | | | | |
| Cadaba farinosa | | | | balɗamhi | | | | |
| Cadaba farinosa | | | | belɗamhi | | | | |
| Cadaba farinosa | | | | beelɗamhi | | | | |
| Cadaba farinosa | | | | beldam-wol/ji | | | | |
| Cajanus cajan | pigeon pea | | | | | | | |
| Calotropis procera | Sodom apple, swallow-wort | | | ba(m)bam-bi/e | | | < Hausa? | |
| Calotropis procera | | | | tumpaapahi | | | < Hausa | |
| Canarium schweinfurthii | bush-candle | | | | | | | |
| Canarium schweinfurthii | | | | mbelametta | | fruit | | Bauchi |
| Canavalia ensiformis | horse-bean | | | | | | | |
| Cannabis sativa | marijuana | | | banngo | | | < Arabic | Adamawa |
| Capparis sepraria | | | C. corymbosa | jaajii-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Capparis sepraria | | | | zadee-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Capparis sepiaria var. fischeri | | | | gorko nyangudoohi | | tree of the sarcastic man | | |
| Capparis tomentosa | | | | ngumi daleewi | | | | |
| Capsicum annuum | chili pepper | C. frutescens | | tasii-re/je | | | | |
| Capsicum annuum | | | | nyekuuje | | | | |
| Capsicum annuum | | | | sittaa-re/je | | | < Hausa | |
| Capsicum annuum | | | | nyaɗi | | | | |
| Capsicum annuum | | | | citta kolong | | | | |
| Capsicum annuum | | | | citta golo | | large type | | |
| Caralluma dalziellii | | | | gubee-hi/je | | | | |
| Carica papaya | pawpaw | | | dukku-hi/je | | | | |
| Carica papaya | | | | rukuure | dukuuje | fruit | | |
| Carica papaya | | | | kabu(she) | | ‘pumpkin’ | < Hausa | |
| Carissa edulis | | | | | | | | |
| Cassia arereh | | | | cabbi maybe | cabbi potbi | | | |
| Cassia arereh | | | | juta-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Cassia sieberiana | | | | malga-hi/je | | | < Hausa | |
| Cassia sieberiana | | | | jokkirdewal | | | | |
| Cassia sieberiana | | | | haɗa huɗa | | | | Sokoto |
| Catunaregama nilotica | | | Randia nilotica | gi'al-goti | | | | Sokoto |
| Ceiba pentandra | silk-cotton | | | bantaa-hi/je | | | | |
| Ceiba pentandra | | | | bantaa-re/je | | fruit | | |
| Ceiba pentandra | | | | taamu | | floss | < Mande | |
| Ceiba pentandra | | | | rinihi | | | | |
| Ceiba pentandra | | | | teka | | floss | | Sokoto |
| Ceiba pentandra | | | | boju | | floss | | Adamawa |
| Celosia isertii | | | | nanaho | | | | Sokoto |
| Celosia isertii | | | | jarfundu | | | | Adamawa |
| Celosia trigyna | | | | nanaho | | | | Sokoto |
| Celosia trigyna | | | | jarfundu | | | | Adamawa |
| Celosia trigyna | | | | kure pallaandi | koron pallade | ‘lizard's arrows’ | | |
| Celtis integrifolia | | | | gan-ki/ɗe | | | | |
| Cenchrus biflorus | bur-grass/cram-cram | | | nyakkabre | nyakkamje | | | Adamawa |
| Cenchrus biflorus | | | | hebbere | kebbe | | | Adamawa |
| Cenchrus biflorus | | | | kebbon ndobi | | | | |
| Centaurea spp. | star thistles | | | cayle | | | | |
| Centaurea spp. | | | | girgirile | | | | |
| Centaurea spp. | | | | suruduyel | suraaduhoy | | | Adamawa |
| Centaurea spp. | | | | gi'el geeloobi | | ‘camel-thorn’ | | |
| Ceratotheca sesamoides | | | | gubuɗo | guɓuɗooji | | | Adamawa |
| Ceratotheca sesamoides | | | | mutaho | | | | |
| Ceratotheca sesamoides | | | | li'o lesdi | | | | |
| Chamaecristus absus | | | Cassia absus | pidal-li/le | | | < Hausa/Kanuri | Adamawa |
| Chamaecristus mimosoides | | | Cassia mimosoides | gawari lesdi | | | | |
| Chamaecristus mimosoides | | | | tasɓaa-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Chasmopodium caudatum | | | | marorehe | | | | |
| Chloris gayana | | | | pagamri | | | | |
| Chloris pilosa | | | C. pycnothrix | kwoyde kumare | | | | |
| Chloris pilosa | | | | damaliili-iho/wal/yel | | | | Adamawa |
| Chloris pilosa | | | | kerkole | | | | |
| Chloris pilosa | | | | tsawko | | | | |
| Chloris robusta | | | | sanganaare | canganaaje | | | Adamawa |
| Chrysanthellum indicum var. afroamericanum | | | | giito gertogalhi | | ? of fowl | | |
| Cissampelos owariensis | | | | magiraahi | | | | |
| Cissus populnea | | | | gubuwol | gubuuji | | | Adamawa |
| Cissus quadrangularis | | | | gaadal ceembal | gaade ceembe | | | Adamawa |
| Citrullus lanatus | | | | dende, denne | denaaje | | | Sokoto |
| Citrullus lanatus | | | | sikiire | cikilje | seeds | | Adamawa |
| Citrullus lanatus | | | | hurciire | kurciije | | | Adamawa |
| Citrus aurantifolia | lime | | | lemuu-re/je | | | | |
| Citrus aurantifolia | | | | lemun-hi/je | | | | |
| Citrus aurantifolia | | | | leemur-re/nje | | | | |
| Citrus aurantium | orange | C. sinensis | | lemun Misra | | | | |
| Citrus paradisi | grapefruit | | | | | | | |
| Cleome gynandra | 'cats' whiskers | Cleome afrospinosa | Gynandropsis pentaphylla | gasiyaahi | gasiyaahu | | < Hausa? | |
| Cleome gynandra | | | | kinaski | | | < Kanuri | Adamawa |
| Cleome gynandra | | | | worba | | | | |
| Cleome gynandra | | | | worbaaho | | | | Adamawa |
| Cleome rutidosperma | | | | kinaski ciile | | | | |
| Clerodendron capitatum | | | | korle-jigaa-hi/je | | | | Gombe |
| Cochlospermum sp. | | | | cekembura | cekemburaaje | | | Adamawa |
| Cochlospermum planchonii | | | | ambulolooji gaaduru | | | | |
| Cochlospermum planchonii | | | | ambulolowol | ambulolooji | | | |
| Cochlospermum planchonii | | | | jurɓaango | jurɓaaɗi | | | |
| Cochlospermum planchonii | | | | yarudi | | | | |
| Cochlospermum tinctorium | | | | jaarundal | jaarunde | | | |
| Cochlospermum tinctorium | | | | njaareendahi | | | | |
| Cola acuminata | | C. nitida | | gooro (goorooje) | | nut | < Hausa | |
| Cola acuminata | | | | worore | boroji | | | |
| Cola acuminata | | | | kobe | | | | |
| Cola verticillata | | | | ganjigagaaji | | | | Bauchi |
| Colocasia esculenta | old cocoyam | | | tanndaw-re /-je | | | | |
| Colocasia esculenta | | | | goojare | goojaaje | | | Southern Zaria |
| Colocasia esculenta | | | | meeroore | meerooje | | | |
| Colocasia esculenta | | | | meeroore baaɗi | | | | |
| Colocasia esculenta | | | | bonntoore | bonntooje | | | Adamawa |
| Combretum spp. | | | | ɓuski | ɓusɗe | | | |
| Combretum aculeatum | | | | sakaata saare | saakata-sareeji | | | |
| Combretum aculeatum | | | | law-nyi/nye | | | | Adamawa |
| Combretum collinum ssp. geitonophyllum | | | C. verticillatum | ɓuski | busɗe | | | |
| Combretum collinum ssp. geitonophyllum | | | | dooki (daneehi), dookehi | | | | |
| Combretum collinum ssp. hypopilinum | | | | ɓuski daneehi | | | | |
| Combretum fragrans | | | C. dalzielii | ɓuski | ɓusɗe | | | |
| Combretum fragrans | | | | ɓuski boɗeehi | | | | |
| Combretum glutinosum | | | C. passargei | ɓoodi | ɓoode | | | |
| Combretum glutinosum | | | | boodi | boode | | | Adamawa |
| Combretum micranthum | | | | gumumi | | | | |
| Combretum molle | | | | damoruhi | | | | |
| Combretum molle | | | | ɓoodi | ɓoode | | | |
| Combretum nigricans var. eliottii | | | | ɓuski | ɓusɗe | | | |
| Combretum nigricans var. eliottii | | | | buyki | | | | |
| Commelina benghalensis | | | | uppurwa (?) | | | | |
| Commelina forskalaei | | C. diffusa, C. vogelii, C. erecta | | waalwaalnde | baalbaalɗe | | | |
| Commiphora africana var. africana | | | | badaaɗi | | | | Bauchi |
| Commiphora africana var. africana | | | | badangereehi | | | | |
| Commiphora africana var. africana | | | | dasi-hi/je | | | | |
| Commiphora africana var. africana | | | | garsee-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Commiphora africana var. africana | | | | ka(a)lihi | | | | |
| Commiphora africana var. africana | | | | watanta jambere | | | | |
| Commiphora kerstingii | | | | kaabii-hi/je | | | < Kanuri | Adamawa |
| Commiphora kerstingii | | | | daleeji | | | | Katsina |
| Corchorus olitorius | Jews' mallow | | | maama laalo | | | < Hausa | Adamawa |
| Corchorus tridens | | | | lalo | | | < Hausa | |
| Cordia africana | | | C. abyssinica | lillibaa-hi/je | | | < Kanuri | |
| Cordia africana | | | | lillibaa-re/je | | fruit | | |
| Cordia africana | | | | liblibaa-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Costus spectabilis | dwarf savannah ginger-lily | | | dengere | | | | |
| Crassocephalum rubens | | | Gynura cernua | baba huum | | | < Hausa | |
| Crateva adansonii | | | | ungududuhi | | | | Sokoto |
| Crateva adansonii | | | | lamɗam mbaali | | | | Adamawa |
| Crateva adansonii | | | | camanay-ki/ɗe | | | | Adamawa |
| Crinum jagus | | | | gaadal (pl gaade) | | | | |
| Crinum natans | | | | gaadal (pl gaade) | | | | |
| Crinum zeylanicum | | | | gaadal | gaade | | | |
| Crinum zeylanicum | | | | albacce buru | | hyena's onion | | |
| Crinum zeylanicum | | | | albacce dawaaɗi | | dog's onion | | |
| Crinum zeylanicum | | | | gaadal faaɓru | gaade paaɓi | frog's Crinum | | |
| Crinum zeylanicum | | | | gawri waaliya | | | | |
| Crinum zeylanicum | | | | gurguli | | | | |
| Crossopteryx febrifuga | | | | rima jogoo-hi/je | | bearing and staying on the tree | | |
| Crotalaria spp. | | | | tamba naange | | | | |
| Crotalaria spp. | | | | tsakutsaku | | | | |
| Crotalaria atrorubens | | | | geta hole | | | | |
| Crotalaria atrorubens | | | | geyta hwalle | | | | |
| Crotalaria naragutensis | | | | tamba naange | | | | |
| Ctenium elegans | | C. newtonii | | sinakaho | | | < Hausa | |
| Ctenium elegans | | | | wicco dombru | | xx tail | | |
| Ctenium elegans | | | | wicco pallandi | | lizard's tail | | |
| Ctenium elegans | | | | wicco wanduho | | xx tail | | |
| Cucumis melo | | | | denaare | denaaje | | | |
| Cucumis melo | | | | nyanaare | nyanaaɗe | | | |
| Cucumis melo | | | | cikiire | cikilje | | < Hausa? | Adamawa |
| Cucumis melo | | | | dene bamɗi | | ‘donkey's melon | | |
| Cucumis prophetarum | the prophet's melon | | | gerlal-hi/je | | ‘bush-fowl tree’ | | |
| Cucurbita pepo | pumpkin | C. maxima | | kabee-re/je | | | < Hausa | Sokoto |
| Cucurbita pepo | | | | foɗɗere | poɗɗe, po'e | fruit-pulp | | |
| Cucurbita pepo | | | | waygoore | baygooje | | | |
| Cucurbita pepo | | | | kucceere | | whole fruit | | |
| Cucurbita pepo | | | | mborho | mborhooji | young shoots | | Adamawa |
| Cucurbita pepo | | | | huccere | kucce | fruit-pulp | | |
| Cucurbita pepo | | | | feraare | | | | |
| Curculigo pilosa | | | | nofru wamnde | noppi bambɗi | ‘donkey's ear’ | | Sokoto |
| Curculigo pilosa | | | | biriiji jiire | | ‘ground-squirrel's groundnut | | Adamawa |
| Curcuma domestica | turmeric | | | gangamuki | | | | Sokoto |
| Curcuma domestica | | | | ma(n)gina | | dye | < Hausa | |
| Cussonia arborea | | | C. barteri, C. nigerica | bummalee-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Cyathea dregei | | | | agugu | | | | |
| Cyathula prostrata | | | | kebbe jawle | | guinea-fowl's bur-grass | | Sokoto |
| Cyathula prostrata | | | | kebbe doombi | | rat's bur-grass | | Adamawa |
| Cymbopogon giganteus | | C. schoenanthus | | wajaalo | | | | |
| Cymbopogon giganteus | | | | wajaande | | | | |
| Cymbopogon giganteus | | | | sukkakoreho | | | | Adamawa |
| Cymbopogon giganteus | | | | luɓgol, luɓoɗi | | ‘strong-smelling’ | | |
| Cynodon dactylon | Bahama grass | | | sirkiyamho | | | | |
| Cynodon dactylon | | | | ɓogol boje | | ‘hare's string’ | | |
| Cyperus articulatus | | other Cyperus spp. | | woƴre | go'e, goƴe | | | Adamawa |
| Cyperus articulatus | | | | goƴe gulbi | | | | |
| Cyperus articulatus | | | | goƴe maayo | | ~ of the river | | |
| Cyperus esculentus | tiger nut | | | waccuu-re/je | | | | |
| Cyperus esculentus | | | | ayaa-re/je | | | < Hausa | |
| Cyperus exaltatus | | Cyperus dives | | guguruho | | | | |
| Cyperus exaltatus | | | | wuguruho | | | | |
| Cyperus maculatus | | | | goye ɓaleeje | | black nut-grass | | Adamawa, Sokoto |
| Cyperus rotundus | nut grass | C. sphacelatus | | woƴre | goye | | | |
| Dactyloctenium aegyptium | comb-fringe grass | | | pagam-ri/je | | | | |
| Dactyloctenium aegyptium | | | | burugihi | | | | |
| Dactyloctenium aegyptium | | | | falaande | palaaɗe | | | |
| Daniellia oliveri | | | | k(ay)arlaa-hi/je | | | | Sokoto |
| Daniellia oliveri | | | | hayarlaare | | fruit | | Adamawa |
| Datura metel | thorn-apple | | | aljam | | | < Arabic | Adamawa |
| Datura metel | | | | manga jidde | | | | |
| Datura metel | | | | manga jibji | | | | |
| Datura metel | | | | becal-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Datura metel | | | | gorgo | | | | |
| Desmodium velutinum | | | | takamahi, takabehi | | | | |
| Detarium microcarpum | | | | konkee-hi/je | | | | |
| Detarium microcarpum | | | | | | | | Sokoto |
| Detarium senegalense | tallow tree | | | konkee-hi/je | | | | |
| Detarium senegalense | | | | honkeere | konkeeje | fruit | | Adamawa |
| Dialium guineense | | | | | | | | Adamawa |
| Dichrostachys cinerea ssp. africana | | D. glomerata | | burli | burle | | | |
| Dichrostachys cinerea ssp. africana | | | | gi'al gooti | | ‘unique thorn’ | | |
| Dichrostachys cinerea ssp. africana | | | | juuta-gi'alhi | | | | Adamawa |
| Digitaria argillacea | | | | silabo | | | | |
| Digitaria debilis | | D. horizontalis | | damaliliho | | | | Adamawa |
| Digitaria debilis | | | | damaliiliyel | | | | |
| Digitaria diagonalis | | | | geene saabeere | | ‘grass of groundnut field’ | | Adamawa |
| Digitaria exilis | fonio | | | acaari | | | < Hausa | |
| Digitaria exilis | | | | sarembe | | | | |
| Digitaria iburua | iburu | | | | | | | Sokoto |
| Digitaria leptorhacis | | | | geroreje | | | | |
| Digitaria leptorhacis | | | | ilanwode | | | | |
| Diheteropogon hagerupii | | | | dakumbehi | | | | |
| Dioscorea bulbifera | aerial yam | | | arasje | | bulbils | | |
| Dioscorea bulbifera | | | | bokologadu | | bulbils | | Sokoto |
| Dioscorea guineensis | guinea yam | | | happere | kappe | | | Adamawa |
| Dioscorea guineensis | | | | dunnduure/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Dioscorea guineensis | | | | ɓulum-wol/ji | | plant | | |
| Dioscorea guineensis | | | | ɓulumwu | | tuber | | Sokoto |
| Diospyros mespiliformis | | | | nelɓi | nelɓe | | | |
| Diospyros mespiliformis | | | | nelɓere | nelɓe | fruit | | |
| Diospyros mespiliformis | | | | ɓalci | ɓaleeje | | | |
| Diospyros mespiliformis | | | | jalambani | | | | |
| Diospyros mespiliformis | | | | jalambori | | | | Adamawa |
| Diospyros mespiliformis | | | | kaywa-hi/je | | | | |
| Dracaena fragrans | | | | boɗee-hi/je | | ‘red tree’ | | |
| Dryopteris spp. | | | | aguugu | | | < Hausa | Adamawa |
| Dyschoriste perrottetii | | | | momodil | | | | |
| Dyschoriste perrottetii | | | | teɓete | | | | |
| Echinochloa colona | | | | pagguri | | | | Sokoto |
| Echinochloa pyramidalis | | | | taagol | | | | |
| Echinochloa stagnina | | E. scabra | | burgu | | | | |
| Echinochloa stagnina | | | | gambarawol | | | < Hausa | Adamawa |
| Echinochloa stagnina | | | | wuruguho | | | | |
| Echinochloa stagnina | | | | siseri | | | | Adamawa |
| Echinops gracilis | | | | gingil(l)-al/e | | | | |
| Echinops longifolius | | | | nyaalelhi (?) | | | | |
| Echinops longifolius | | | | boginaahi | | | | Adamawa |
| Echinops longifolius | | | | gingil(l)al nyiibi | | | | |
| Echinops longifolius | | | | saginaa-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Ectadiopsis oblongifolia | | | Cryptolepis nigritana | wurkunu waynaɓe | | ‘herdsman's ?’ | | Adamawa |
| Ectadiopsis oblongifolia | | | | subbe waynaɓe | | ‘herdsman's tuft of grass’ | | |
| Elaeis guineensis | oil-palm | | | koko | | | | Adamawa |
| Elaeis guineensis | | | | ɓikkoy koko | | fruit | | |
| Eleusine coracana | finger millet | | | cargaari | | | | |
| Eleusine coracana | | | | cergeeri | | | | |
| Eleusine indica | fowl-foot grass | | | sargalde | cargale | | | Adamawa |
| Eleusine indica | | | | tuji | | | | Adamawa |
| Elionurus elegans | | E. ciliaris, hirtifolius | | raneraneho (doyonbole) | | | | Adamawa |
| Entada africana | | E. sudanica | | faɗo waanduuhi | paɗe waanduuhi | ‘monkey's sandals’ | | Adamawa |
| Eragrostis spp. | | | | siiwko | siiwkooji | | | Adamawa |
| Eragrostis ciliaris | | E. tremula | | saraaho (gorko) | | | | |
| Eragrostis ciliaris | | | | sara-ji/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Eragrostis ciliaris | | | | sarawal | | | | |
| Eragrostis ciliaris | | | | dutale-ho/hi | | | | Sokoto |
| Eragrostis ciliaris | | | | cagaje | | | | |
| Eragrostis ciliaris | | | | tappo | | | | |
| Eragrostis tenella | | | | budo mboju | | | | |
| Eragrostis turgida | | | | samereeho | | | | |
| Eragrostis turgida | | | | vutaleeho | | | | |
| Eriosema psoraleoides | | | | joga namfaɗi | | | | |
| Eriosema psoraleoides | | | | tijja naangeehi | | | | Adamawa |
| Erythrina sp. | | | | beeɗoo-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Erythrophleum africanum | | | | [[sungwoyi [!]]] | | | | |
| Euclasta condylotricha | | | | ride bara | | | | |
| Eugenia caryophyllatus | clove | | | gurumbal | gurumbe | | | |
| Euphorbia balsamifera | balsam spurge | | | agwaje | | | | |
| Euphorbia convolvuloides | | | | yindamhi | | | | |
| Euphorbia convolvuloides | | | | enende | | | | Sokoto |
| Euphorbia convolvuloides | | | | nonon kurciya | | | < Hausa | Jalingo |
| Euphorbia forskaalii | | | | ɓire baaɗi | | | | |
| Euphorbia forskaalii | | | | rafasa | | | | |
| Euphorbia hirta | | | | kosam-yel/hon | | milk-plant | | Adamawa |
| Euphorbia hirta | | | | ndamyel | | | | |
| Euphorbia kamerunica | fence cactus | E. poissonii, E. unispina | | kwidehi | | | | |
| Euphorbia kamerunica | | | | buuroo-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Euphorbia kamerunica | | | | gi'e rawandu | | dog's thorns | | |
| Euphorbia lateriflora | | | | congolibaali | | | | Adamawa |
| Euphorbia lateriflora | | | | cangalabaali | | | | Adamawa |
| Euphorbia lateriflora | | | | cangalabanni | | | | Adamawa |
| Euphorbia lateriflora | | | | fidasaruɗehi | | | | |
| Euphorbia unispina | | | | borooje | | | | Adamawa |
| Evolvulus alsinoides | | | | ndottiyel | | ‘little old man’ | | |
| Excoecaria grahamii | | | | gurohi | | | | |
| Excoecaria grahamii | | | | inagoɗo | | | | |
| Excoecaria grahamii | | | | nyanyarngal | | | | |
| Feretia apodanthera | | | F. canthioides | burude | | | | Sokoto |
| Feretia apodanthera | | | | kunti | | | | |
| Ficus spp. | | | | ibbi | ibbe | | | |
| Ficus spp. | | | | ibbere | | fruit | | |
| Ficus spp. | | | | maliyaa-hi/je | | | | |
| Ficus asperifolia | | | | ibbi gorki | | | | Adamawa |
| Ficus ingens | | | F. kawuri | ceekeehi/je | | | | Adamawa, Bauchi |
| Ficus platyphylla | | | | dundee-hi/je | | | | |
| Ficus polita | | | | durmihi | | | | |
| Ficus polita | | | | liitaa-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Ficus populifolia | | | | bijaa-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Ficus sur | | | F. capensis | rima bece-hi /-je) | | | | |
| Ficus sycomorus ssp. gnaphalocarpa | | | | buru-hi/je | | | | |
| Ficus sycomorus ssp. gnaphalocarpa | | | | ibbi debbi | | | | |
| Ficus thonningii | | | F. iteophylla | biskee-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Ficus thonningii | | | | cilihi | | | | |
| Ficus thonningii | | | | helehi | | | | |
| Ficus thonningii | | | | iyahi | | | | |
| Ficus thonningii | | | | iije-ehi/e | | | | Adamawa |
| Ficus thonningii | | | | ceekeehi/je | | | | Adamawa, Bauchi |
| Ficus trichopoda | | | F. congensis | geloba-hi/je | | | < Hausa | |
| Fimbristylis hispidula | | | F. exilis | dutiyel (?) | | | | |
| Fimbristylis hispidula | | | | duttiri (?) | | | | |
| Fimbristylis pilosa | | | | alkamaari | | ‘wheat’ | < Hausa, Arabic | |
| Garcinia kola | | | | mijingooro | | | | Adamawa |
| Gardenia erubescens | | | | diingaa-li/le debbi | | | | Adamawa, Sokoto |
| Gardenia ternifolia | | | | diingaali gorki | | | | Adamawa, Sokoto |
| Gisekia pharnaceoides | | | | nalle waynaaɓe | | ‘herdsman's henna | | |
| Gisekia pharnaceoides | | | | takka cijila | | | | |
| Gladiolus spp. | | | | sammo | | | | Sokoto |
| Gladiolus spp. | | | | ndayewu | dayeeji | bulbs | | Adamawa |
| Glinus lotoides | | | | rubbundehi | | ‘grows cowpats’ | | in |
| Gloriosa superba | | | | jambere jiire | | | < Hausa | |
| Gloriosa superba | | | | ɗemngal nagge | | cow's tongue | | Adamawa |
| Glossonema boveanum ssp. nubicum | | | | cakum-cako | | | | Sokoto |
| Glossonema boveanum ssp. nubicum | | | | gobbel durooɓe | | | | |
| Glossonema boveanum ssp. nubicum | | | | cobbal waynaaɓe | | herder's cereal-ball | | |
| Gnidia kraussiana | | | Lasiosiphon kraussianus | sungoje | | | | Sokoto |
| Gnidia kraussiana | | | | mada | | | | Adamawa |
| Gnidia kraussiana | | | | sambeeru | | | | Adamawa |
| Gossypium sp. | cotton | | | li'ee-re/je (-ji) | | plant | | |
| Gossypium sp. | | | | bi'ere | bi'e | seeds | | |
| Gossypium sp. | | | | leeno | | | | Adamawa |
| Gossypium sp. | | | | leeno li'ere | | perennial | | Adamawa |
| Gossypium sp. | | | | manakace | | | | Adamawa |
| Gossypium sp. | | | | hotollo | | lint | | |
| Gossypium sp. | | | | galye | | boll | | |
| Grewia venusta | | | G. mollis | kelli | kelle | | | |
| Grewia venusta | | | | bii hellere | ɓiɓɓe kelle | fruit | | |
| Guiera senegalensis | | | | geelooki | geeloɗe | | | Adamawa, Sokoto |
| Guiera senegalensis | | | | puri | | | | |
| Guiera senegalensis | | | | jelloki, jolooki | | | | |
| Haematostaphis barteri | Nupe blood-plum | | | tursuu-hi/je | | | | |
| Quassia undulata | | | Hannoa undulata | bummere baaɗi | | monkey's plum | | |
| Heliotropum bacciferum | | | H. undulatum | gerohi | | | | |
| Herminiera elaphroxylum | | | | katambaa-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Hexalobus monopetalus | | | H. glabrescens | kelli | | | | |
| Hexalobus monopetalus | | | | boy-li/le | | | | Adamawa |
| Hibiscus articulatus | | | | selekiya | | leaves | | Adamawa |
| Hibiscus asper | | | | follere | polle | | | |
| Hibiscus cannabinus | kenaf | | | gabaywol | gabayji | stem | | |
| Hibiscus cannabinus | | | | baji | | | | |
| Hibiscus cannabinus | | | | ɓooldi | | | | Adamawa |
| Hibiscus cannabinus | | | | ngoɓoldi | | woody stem | | Adamawa |
| Hibiscus cannabinus | | | | aaweteeɗi | | | | Adamawa |
| Hibiscus sabdariffa | sorrel, roselle | | | follere | polle | | | |
| Hibiscus sabdariffa | | | | hoyoro | | | | Adamawa |
| Hibiscus sabdariffa | | | | maciyaa-re/je | | seeds | | Adamawa |
| Hippocratea africana | | | H. richardiana | balandibi | | | | Sokoto |
| Hippocratea africana | | | | biwa | | | | Adamawa |
| Holarrhena floribunda | | | | nyiiwahi | | elephant tree | | |
| Hordeum vulgare | barley | | | sha'iruri | | | < Hausa | |
| Hymenocardia acida | | | | yawa sotoje | | | | |
| Hymenocardia acida | | | | boɗeehi | | ‘red’ | | |
| Hymenocardia acida | | | | pattoyi | | tree whose wood or fruits blister in fire | | |
| Hymenocardia acida | | | | samatihi | | | | |
| Hyparrhenia filipendula | | | | fetinari | | | | |
| Hyparrhenia newtonii | | | | yemuwel debbo | | ? of woman | | Adamawa |
| Hyparrhenia rufa | | | | kalawal | | | | |
| Hyparrhenia rufa | | | | nyanyanga | | | | Borno |
| Hyparrhenia rufa | | | | lemno | | | | |
| Hyparrhenia rufa | | | | woɗeho | | | | |
| Hyparrhenia rufa | | | | soɓarla | | | | |
| Hyparrhenia smithiana | | | | geene caɓɓal | | grass of hill | | Adamawa |
| Hyparrhenia subplumosa | | other Hyparrhenia spp. | | celɓol | celɓi | | | |
| Hyparrhenia subplumosa | | | | garlabbe | | | | |
| Hyparrhenia subplumosa | | | | woɗeho | | | | |
| Hyparrhenia subplumosa | | | | muubarawal | | | | Adamawa |
| Hyparrhenia umbrosa | | | | cambawal | | | | Adamawa |
| Hyparrhenia violascens | | | | jimfihu | | | cf. Hausa | |
| Hyperthelia dissoluta | | | | cobbe | | | | Sokoto |
| Hyperthelia dissoluta | | | | kalawal | | | | Adamawa |
| Hyperthelia dissoluta | | | | cingaaji | | | | |
| Hyperthelia dissoluta | | | | woɗeho | | | | |
| Hyphaene thebaica | dum palm | | | gellee-hi/je | | | | |
| Hyphaene thebaica | | | | yelle-re/je | | fruit | | Adamawa, Sokoto |
| Hyphaene thebaica | | | | balol | bali | leaf | | Adamawa |
| Ilex mitis | | | | ndiyam-hi/ɗe | | water-tree | | Jalingo |
| Imperata cylindrica | spear-grass | | | so'yo-ru/je | | | | (A, Ja) |
| Imperata cylindrica | | | | soo'o | soo'ooji | | | Adamawa |
| Imperata cylindrica | | | | gasa kigere | | | | |
| Indigofera spp. | | | | wabaho, babaho | | | < Hausa | Sokoto |
| Indigofera spp. | | | | cacaa-ri/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Indigofera spp. | | | | ɓaleeri | | | | Adamawa |
| Ipomoea sp. | | | | tigga-miccito | | plant it and regret it | | Adamawa |
| Ipomoea aitonii | | | I. pilosa | pampaali | | | | |
| Ipomoea aitonii | | | | dale | | also other spp. | | |
| Ipomoea aquatica | | I. reptans | | delbol | | | | |
| Ipomoea aquatica | | | | laylayduuji | | | | Sokoto |
| Ipomoea asarifolia | | | I. repens | woba boje | | ? hare | | |
| Ipomoea asarifolia | | | | ɗaandi maayo | | | | Adamawa |
| Ipomoea batatas | sweet potato | | | layre ngabbu | | plant) (‘hippopotamus creeper’ | | |
| Ipomoea batatas | | | | kudaku | | tuber | < Hausa | |
| Ipomoea batatas | | | | kudakuure | | tuber | < Hausa | |
| Ipomoea batatas | | | | dudepurre | | | | |
| Ipomoea batatas | | | | peember-e /-eeji | | | | |
| Ipomoea mauritiana | | | I. digitata | ɓoore | | | | |
| Ipomoea muricata | | | Calonyction muricatum | dale baali | | | | |
| Ischaemum afrum | | | | ɗadeppure | | | | |
| Isoberlinia doka | | | | kubaa-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Jatropha curcas | physic nut | | | magalee-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Jatropha curcas | | | | kolakolaa-hi/ -je debbe | | female Ricinus | | |
| Jardinia congoensis | | | | iware | | | | |
| Khaya senegalensis | African mahogany | | | ɗaalee-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Khaya senegalensis | | | | ka-hi/je | | [N.B. possible confusion with Prosopis africana] | | Sokoto |
| Kigelia africana | sausage tree | | | gillaa-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Kigelia africana | | | | gillaare | | fruit | | |
| Laccosperma opacum | | L. secundiflorum | Ancistrophyllum opacum | kogiri | | | < Hausa | |
| Lactuca capensis | | | | kaaɗe-kaɗɗe | | cf. Vernonia sp. | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | calabash, gourd | | | ɓiiloonde | | half-gourd used as dipper | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | ɓirdude | | used to hold milk | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | dagalee-re/je | | very large | | Adamawa |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | dagilee-re/je | | very large | | Adamawa |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | dawaru | | | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | dawɗere | dawdeeje | gourd used for milking | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | dumbaare | dumbaaje | gourd used for water) (large cv | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | eegirde | eegirɗe | | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | faandu | paali | See derivations under paal-faandu dawa | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | | | ink-pot gourd | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | faandu heccuuru | paali kecci | | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | faandu layru | paali layruuji | pomade gourd | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | faandu urdi | | scent gourd | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | fawruɗe | pawruɗe | large cv | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | fenndirɗe | penndirɗe | wide-mouthed milk gourd | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | futeere | puteeje | tuberculed gourd | | Adamawa |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | gaakoo-re/je | | ladle | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | gonogonoo-ru/ji | | cucumber-shaped, edible | | Adamawa |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | goraru | goraji | | < Hausa | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | gulum butu | | cucumber-shaped, edible | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | gumbal | gumbe | with small opening for liquid | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | gurm(us)al | gurmuse | small | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | hersirde | kersirɗe | for scooping water | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | horde | kore | calabash spoon | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | korel, koron, kora, koro | | [related forms] | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | janndorde | candorɗe | calabash for souring milk | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | jantuuru | jantuuji | long, narrow | < Hausa | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | jollooru | jallooji | water-bottle | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | junguru | | henna gourd | < Hausa | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | kuccere | | whole calabash with pulp | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | kurtu-wal/je | | deep calabash | < Hausa | Adamawa |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | litaare | | small calabash | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | loonde | looɗe | large calabash used as a cooler | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | mabakaci | | | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | masaki | | | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | moɗaare | | open gourd used as dipper | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | namarde | namarɗe | spherical used swimming float | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | omndirde | omndirɗe | used as cover | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | paala, paalel, paalo, paalon | | | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | pakata (?) | | | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | putteputere | | tuberculed gourd | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | sanndorɗe | caandorɗe | calabash souring milk | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | tummbude | tummbuɗe | | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | tummude | tummuɗe | | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | tummugel, tummukon | | [related forms] | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | tunduwol | | | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | yonkirde | yonkirɗe | calabash making butter | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | ƴeegirde | ƴeegirɗe | large water-gourd | | |
| Lagenaria siceraria | | | | zungu-ru/uji | | | < Hausa | |
| Lannea acida | | | | faruhi | faruuje | | | Sokoto |
| Lannea barteri | | | | faruhi | faruuje | | | |
| Lannea barteri | | | | nebbamhi | | butter-tree | | Adamawa |
| Lannea barteri | | | | soriyoo-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Lannea barteri | | | | sorii-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Lannea microcarpa | | | | faruhi | faruuje | | | Sokoto |
| Lantana rhodesiensis vel. aff. | | | | urdi lohoɓe | | ‘hunter's scent | | |
| Lawsonia inermis | henna | | | nalli | nalle | | < Hausa | |
| Lawsonia inermis | | | | pondi | | | | |
| Lawsonia inermis | | | | bojudi | | | | Sokoto |
| Leersia hexandra | | | | yawdeho | | | | |
| Leocus africanus | | | | jaralhe | | | | Adamawa |
| Leonotis nepetifolia var. africana | | | | hore gujjo | | ‘thief's head’ | | |
| Lepidium sativum | garden cress | | | takkere foondu (?) | | | | |
| Lepidium sativum | | | | lapsur | | | < Arabic | |
| Leptadenia hastata | | | L. lancifolia | yahi | | | | Sokoto |
| Leptadenia hastata | | | | zaraa-wol/ji | | | | Adamawa |
| Leptadenia hastata | | | | | | Skt | | |
| Leptadenia hastata | | | | yaɗiyowol | | | < Hausa | Gombe |
| Leptadenia hastata | | | | sobotoro, sobotorooji | | | | Adamawa |
| Leucas martinicensis | | | | (e)risku | | | | |
| Leucas martinicensis | | | | hore gujjo | | ‘thief's head’ | | |
| Lonchocarpus cyanescens | | | | talakiri | | | < Hausa | |
| Lonchocarpus laxiflorus | | | | folahi | | | | Adamawa, Sokoto |
| Lonchocarpus laxiflorus | | | | bakurseehi | | | | Sokoto |
| Lonchocarpus laxiflorus | | | | polinirki | | | | Adamawa |
| Lophira lanceolata | | | | kareehi gori | | ‘male shea’ | | |
| Loudetia annua | | L. cammeya hordeiformis | | nyone sule | | | | Sokoto |
| Loudetia arundinacea | | L. simplex | | yawrondu | | | | Borno |
| Loudetia arundinacea | | | | burde kalde | | | | Adamawa |
| Loudetia phragmitoides | | | | kermowol | | | | |
| Loudetia simplex | | | | sufuwel | | | | Adamawa |
| Luffa cylindrica | | | | giggirɗum | | Loofah | | |
| Luffa cylindrica | | | | loonirde | | ‘thing to wash with’ | | Sokoto |
| Luffa cylindrica | | | | pumputurumho | | leaf | | Adamawa |
| Luffa cylindrica | | | | sooso | soosoji | | < Hausa | |
| Lycopersicum esculentum | tomato | | | kwitaje boɗeyi | | red garden-egg | | |
| Lycopersicum esculentum | | | | kusel gide | | | | Adamawa |
| Maerua angolensis | | | | leggal mbaali | | ‘sheep tree’ | | |
| Maerua angolensis | | | | baguu-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Maerua angolensis | | | | baguu-re/je | | leaf | | |
| Maerua angolensis | | | | baguuwo | | leaf | | |
| Maerua oblongifolia | | | | kukum-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Maerua oblongifolia | | | | humhum-re /-je | | fruit | | |
| Mangifera indica | mango | | | mangoroo-hi/je | | | < Hausa | |
| Mangifera indica | | | | mongoroo-hi/je | | | < Hausa | |
| Mangifera indica | | | | mongoroore | | fruit | | |
| Manihot esculenta | cassava | | | mbay (wol) | | | | |
| Manihot esculenta | | | | mbay | mbayji | | | |
| Manihot esculenta | | | | gurka | | flour | | Adamawa |
| Manihot esculenta | | | | bantarawal | | | | |
| Maranthes polyandra | | | Parinari polyandra | ciiɓooli | ciiboole | | | |
| Marantochloa leucantha vel. aff. | | | | fitaaho | pitaaje | | | Adamawa |
| Maytenus senegalensis | | | Gymnosporia senegalensis | tultulhi | tultulɗe | | | Adamawa |
| Maytenus senegalensis | | | | cabbi-taniki | | | | |
| Maytenus senegalensis | | | | yaree lesdi | | | | |
| Maytenus senegalensis | | | | bakororo | | | < Hausa? | |
| Melia azedarach | Persian lilac | | | | | | | |
| Melochia corchorifolia | | | | tukurra | | | < Hausa | |
| Melinus macrochaeta | | | | uringe | | | | |
| Merremia tridentata ssp. angustifolia | | M. pinnata | | leeɓol Pullo | | ‘Fulɓe hair’ | | |
| Merremia tridentata ssp. angustifolia | | | | leyleydi | | | | |
| Microchloa indica | | | | wicco falandu | | ‘tail of lizard’ | | |
| Microchloa kunthii | | | | wiccu sondu | | | | |
| Mimosa pigra | | | | ganjan-ji/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Mitracarpus hirtus | | | | gududal | | | | Sokoto |
| Mitrgyna inermis | | | | k(w)oo-li/le | | | | Adamawa |
| Mitrgyna inermis | | | | harhandeho | | | | |
| Mollugo nudicaulis | | | | buubiho | | ‘fly-plant’ | | |
| Momordica balsamina | balsam pear | M. charantia | | dagdaggi | | | < Kanuri | |
| Momordica balsamina | | | | habiiru | kabiiji | | | Adamawa |
| Momordica balsamina | | | | lele duji | | | | |
| Monocymbium cerasiiforme | | | | karereyo | | | | |
| Morelia senegalensis | | | | tampuhi (?) | | | | Sokoto |
| Moringa oleifera | horseradish tree | Moringa pterygosperma | | gaware | | | | |
| Moringa oleifera | | | | konamarade | | | | |
| Moringa oleifera | | | | kabiwal Hausa | | | | |
| Moringa oleifera | | | | giligannjaa-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Mucuna pruriens | cow-itch | | | nyanyare gaduuru | | ? of the pig | | |
| Musa x paradisiaca | plantain | | | kondong-O /-ji | | | | |
| Musa x sapientum | banana | | | ayabaaje | | | < Hausa | |
| Nelsonia canescens | | | | manda mbaala | | ‘sheep's salt | | |
| Neocarya macrophylla | | | Parinari macrophylla | nawarre | | tree | | |
| Neocarya macrophylla | | | | naawdi | naawde | fruit | | |
| Newbouldia laevis | | | | | | | | |
| Nicotiana tabacum | tobacco | | | taba, taba-hi/je | | | | |
| Nicotiana tabacum | | | | curki | | | | Sokoto |
| Nicotiana tabacum | | | | curde | | smoke | | Adamawa |
| Nicotiana tabacum | | | | gejol | geje | green leaf | | Adamawa |
| Nymphaea lotus | | | | taɓɓere | taɓɓe | | | Adamawa |
| Nymphaea lotus | | | | darm(an)aami | | flower | | Adamawa |
| Nymphaea lotus | | | | ndayri | | | | Adamawa |
| Nymphaea lotus | | | | moɓooɓi | | | | Adamawa |
| Ocimum basilicum | | | | urngol | urdi | | | |
| Ocimum basilicum | | | | kacukacunga | | | | |
| Ocimum suave | | | | kacuke | | | | |
| Oncoba spinosa | | | | | | | | |
| Opilia celtidifolia | | | | yamoyn ngari | | | | |
| Opuntia spp. | | | | paɗe annabiijo | | the Prophet's shoes | | |
| Orchidaceae spp. | | | | | | | | |
| 1. Terrestrial orchids; Eulophia, Habenaria, Platycoryne | | | | wicco ngelobahi | | ‘camel's tail’ | | |
| 2. Epiphytes; Angraecum etc. | | | | yejjitehi | | | | |
| Oryza barthii | | | | maaroori ladde | | | | |
| Oryza glaberrima | African rice | | | maaroo-ri/je | | | | |
| Oryza longistaminata | | | | naanaare | | | | |
| Oryza sativa | Asian rice | | | maaroo-ri/je | | | | |
| Oryza sativa | | | | burungu | | | | |
| Oxystelma bornouense | | | | layol gora | | | | |
| Oxytenanthera abyssinica | | | | kewal | kewe | | | |
| Panicum spp. | | | | gerorohe | geroroje | | | |
| Panicum anabaptistum | | | | burɗi | | | | |
| Panicum anabaptistum | | | | buwirɗi | | | | |
| Panicum laetum | | | | saɓeri | | | | |
| Parinari curatellifolia | | | | nawarre-baaɗi | | monkey's Neocarya macrophylla | | |
| Parkia biglobosa | locust | | | naree-hi/je | | | | |
| Parkia biglobosa | | | | nuunuu-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Parkinsonia aculeata | Jerusalem thorn | | | caran labbi | | | | |
| Paspalidium sp. | | | | kayyaa-ri/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Pennisetum sp. | | | | wuuluko | | | | Adamawa |
| Pennisetum glaucum | bulrush millet | | | andakoori | | | | Adamawa |
| Pennisetum glaucum | | | | baderi | | | | |
| Pennisetum glaucum | | | | cukkunde | | cv w. long bristles | | |
| Pennisetum glaucum | | | | jaduri | | | | Adamawa |
| Pennisetum glaucum | | | | macari | | | | (Kiri) |
| Pennisetum glaucum | | | | matiyari | | | | |
| Pennisetum glaucum | | | | maywari | | | < Hausa | |
| Pennisetum glaucum | | | | mumru | mumri | gero in Hausa | | Adamawa |
| Pennisetum glaucum | | | | muuri | | | | |
| Pennisetum glaucum | | | | mutiri | | | | |
| Pennisetum glaucum | | | | ndaneri | | | | |
| Pennisetum glaucum | | | | sirwari | | | | |
| Pennisetum glaucum | | | | yaɗiiru | yaɗiiri | maiwa in Hausa | | |
| Pennisetum glaucum | | | | yaɗiiri | yaɗiiriijee | | | Adamawa |
| Pennisetum pedicellatum | | P. polystachyon | | wuuluunde | buluɗe | | | |
| Pennisetum purpureum | | | | gawri ngabbu | | ‘hippopotamus sorghum’ | | |
| Pennisetum purpureum | | | | toloore | | ‘river-bank’ | | |
| Pergularia tomentosa | | | | enende, endu(miye) | | ‘breast’ | | |
| Pergularia tomentosa | | | | bakambi | | | | |
| Pericopsis laxiflora | | | Afrormosia laxiflora | pallahi | | | | |
| Pericopsis laxiflora | | | | payahi | | | | |
| Pericopsis laxiflora | | | | fayahi | | | | |
| Pericopsis laxiflora | | | | konkotorohi | | | | |
| Pericopsis laxiflora | | | | koota-ri/re | | | | Adamawa |
| Pericopsis laxiflora | | | | dandam (?) | | | | |
| Peristrophe bicalyculata | | | | fura pucci | | ‘horse flour’ | | |
| Phacelurus gabonensis | | | Jardinia congoensis | iware | | | < Hausa | |
| Phaesolus lunatus | lima bean | | | | | | | |
| Phoenix dactylifera | date palm | | | dibinoo-hi/je | | tree | < Hausa/Kanuri | |
| Phoenix dactylifera | | | | dibinooo-re/je | | fruit | | |
| Phoenix reclinata | wild date palm | | | | | | | |
| Phragmites karka | common reed | P. communis | | golɓ-ol/i | | | | Adamawa |
| Phragmites karka | | | | wicco nyiwa | | elephant's tail | | |
| Piliostigma reticulatum | | Piliostigma thonningii | Bauhinia reticulata, B. thonningii | barkee-hi/je | | | | |
| Piper guineense | | | | citta mosooro | | | < Hausa | |
| Pistia stratiotes | | | | esodiya | | | | Sokoto |
| Pistia stratiotes | | | | ndilkaro | | | | Adamawa |
| Plectranthus esculentus | | | Coleus dazo | bugum-wol /-ji | | | | Adamawa |
| Plectranthus esculentus | | | | bugumwol gorɗi | | | | Adamawa |
| Plectranthus esculentus | | | | dizgoru | dizgoji | | | Sokoto |
| Polycarpaea linearifolia | | | | pettoo-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Polygala arenaria | | | | aalali danci | | | | |
| Polygonum senegalense | | | | leggal jawli | | guinea-fowl tree | | |
| Portulaca oleracea | pigweed | | | becal-hi/je | | | | |
| Portulaca oleracea | | | | endu nagge | | breast of cow | | |
| Prosopis africana | | | | kahi | | | | |
| Prosopis africana | | | | ko-hi/he | | | | Adamawa |
| Psidium guajava | guava | | | | | | | |
| Pseudocedrela kotschyi | | | | boodi | boode | | | Adamawa |
| Psorospermum corymbiterum | | | | cawayki | | | | |
| Psychotria succulenta | | | | burugashi | | | | |
| Pterocarpus erinaceus | | | | (m)banuhi | | | | |
| Pterocarpus erinaceus | | | | i'amhi | | blood tree | | |
| Pupalia lappacea | | | | kebbe jodde | | | | |
| Pupalia lappacea | | | | nyakkabre | nyakkabe | | | |
| Raphia sudanica | | | | | | | | |
| Raphia vinifera | bamboo, wine palm | | | paje | duje | | | |
| Raphia vinifera | | | | pawal | paje | | | |
| Raphia vinifera | | | | patawal | pataje | fronds | | |
| Raphia vinifera | | | | gongola | | midrib pole | < Hausa | |
| Raphia vinifera | | | | pajam | | wine | | |
| Raphionacme brownii | | | | fugore | | | | |
| Rhynchelytrum repens | | | | gawdaho | | | | Borno |
| Rhynchelytrum repens | | | | leeɓree-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Ricinus communis | castor oil plant | | | kolakolaa-hi/je | | | < Kanuri? | Adamawa |
| Ricinus communis | | | | derre | derreje | | | |
| Ricinus communis | | | | zurmaje | | | | |
| Rottboellia cochinchinensis | | | | nyelo | | | | Adamawa |
| Rottboellia cochinchinensis | | | | loyo | | | | |
| Saba florida | | | Landolphia florida | nyanaare gaduuru | | ‘pig's melon’ | | Adamawa |
| Saccharum officinarum | sugar-cane | | | lamaruuduwal | | | | |
| Saccharum officinarum | | | | cife mayo | | | | |
| Saccharum officinarum | | | | reke | | | < Hausa | |
| Saccharum spontaneum | | | | kawlewol | kawleji | | | |
| Sacciolepsis typhura | | | | [[treccu [?] wanduwel]] | | | | Adamawa |
| Salvadora persica | | | | siwaakee-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Sansevieria spp. | African bowstring hemp | | | ɓeskoo-re/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Sansevieria spp. | | | | bali nyiwa | | ‘elephants palm-leaf’ | | |
| Sarcocephalus latifolius | | | Nauclea latifolia | bakuree-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Schizachyrium exile | | | | tidingiho | | | | |
| Schwenkia americana | | | | dupuhi | | | | |
| Schwenkia americana | | | | gawri collihi | | | | Adamawa |
| Sclerocarya birrea | | | | eeri | | | | Adamawa |
| Sclerocarya birrea | | | | eedi | eede | | | Adamawa |
| Sclerocarya birrea | | | | eedere | eedi | fruit | | Adamawa |
| Securidaca longepedunculata | | | | aalali | | | | Bauchi |
| Securinega virosa | | | Fluggea virosa | ca-mi/me | | | | Adamawa, Sokoto |
| Securinega virosa | | | | camal | | | | |
| Senna italica | | | Cassia obovata | balebale-hi/je | | | | |
| Senna italica | | | | wabderee-hi/je | | | | |
| Senna obtusifolia | | | Cassia tora | ubulo | | | | Sokoto |
| Senna occidentalis | | | Cassia occidentalis | tabsahi | | | < Hausa, Arabic | |
| Senna occidentalis | | | | tapsa-kaccunga | | | | |
| Senna occidentalis | | | | kaccukaccunga-O/-aji | | | | Adamawa |
| Senna occidentalis | | | | jambajohi | | | | |
| Senna singueana | | | Cassia goratensis, C.singueana | yaagee-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Senna singueana | | | | rumfuhi | rumfuje | | | |
| Senna singueana | | | | wabilihi | | | | |
| Sesamum indicum | sesame | | | malasiri | | | < Kanuri/Arabic | |
| Sesamum indicum | | | | noomeeri | | | < Hausa | |
| Sesamum radiatum | | | | noomeeri baroɗe | | | | |
| Sesbania sesban var. nubica | | S. pachycarpa | | loli | | | | |
| Sesbania sesban var. nubica | | | | cannjol | cannji | | | |
| Sesbania sesban var. nubica | | | | gosowol | gosoji | | | |
| Setaria anceps | | | | bishebadi | | | | Adamawa |
| Setaria barbata | bristly foxtail grass | | | kosabere | | | | Borno |
| Setaria longiseta | | | | shabalaho | | | | Borno |
| Setaria sphacelata | | | | wicco wanduho | | monkey's tail | | |
| Siphonoehilus aethiopicus | | | Kaempferia aethiopica | bei-rihi | | ? ‘goat's dye’ | | |
| Solanum sp. | | | | gorongo | | | | Adamawa |
| Solanum sp. | | | | wuykitiniho | | | | Adamawa |
| Solanum aethiopicum | | | | yaaloo-re/je | | | < Hausa | Adamawa |
| Solanum anomalum | | | | cimcim | cimcimje | | < Hausa | |
| Solanum incanum | | | | huytaare fowru | | hyena’s eggplant | | |
| Solanum incanum | | | | huytaare buru | | | | |
| Solanum incanum | | | | huytaare bite na'i | | | | |
| Solanum macrocarpon | | | | huytaare bagarmi | | Bagirmi eggplant | | |
| Solanum melongena | garden egg, eggplant | | | huytaare | kuytaaje | | | |
| Solenostemon rotundifolius | | | | samaywol | samayji | | | Adamawa |
| Solenostemon rotundifolius | | | | metabela, metawela | | | | |
| Solenostemon rotundifolius | | | | bugumji debbi | | women's tuber | | |
| Solenostemon rotundifolius | | | | bugumwu | | tuber | | |
| Solenostemon rotundifolius | | | | noppi bamɗi | | ‘donkey's ears’ | | |
| Sorghum arundinaceum | | | | dakwumbehi | | | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | guinea-corn | | | bulbaasiri | | white cv. | | Adamawa |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | gawri | gawrije, gaweje | generic | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | ɓalwa-coloderi | | | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | cakalari | | | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | cinngirri | | | | Adamawa |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | kuberi | | | | Gombe |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | laceri | | | | Gombe |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | lakatuɓlel | | | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | makalaari | | | | Adamawa |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | malleri | | | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | mbayeri | | | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | mukka jeɗa | | | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | murmureri | | | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | ndunguri | | | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | ngobari | | | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | njigana-mbaya | | | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | njigaari | | red, short season | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | njolomri | | | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | salambata | | | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | same | | | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | sammere | cammaje | panicle | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | sudumari | | | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | teleri | | | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | umpu | | | | Adamawa |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | walaganaari | | white | | Adamawa |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | wunwundi | | | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | yaldaari | | | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | yeleri | | | | |
| Sorghum bicolor | | | | yoloɓri | | | | Adamawa |
| Sorghum race caudatum var. colorans | | | | gabaɗir-wal/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Sorghum race caudatum var. colorans | | | | garbidinohi | | | | |
| Sorghum race caudatum var. colorans | | | | mboojudi | | | | Adamawa |
| Sorghum race caudatum var. colorans | | | | ndammungeri | | | | Adamawa |
| Sorghum race caudatum var. colorans | | | | yambe | | | | |
| Sorghum race durra var. niloticum | dry season sorghum | | | ajagamaari | | white cv | | Adamawa |
| Sorghum race durra var. niloticum | | | | burguuri | | | | |
| Sorghum race durra var. niloticum | | | | kandiri | | | | |
| Sorghum race durra var. niloticum | | | | ndaneri | | | | |
| Sorghum race durra var. niloticum | | | | ndarapaari | | | | |
| Sorghum race durra var. niloticum | | | | majeeri | | | | |
| Sorghum race durra var. niloticum | | | | manduwoyri | | | | |
| Sorghum race durra var. niloticum | | | | muskuwaari | | | | |
| Sorghum race durra var. niloticum | | | | murel | | | | |
| Sorghum race durra var. niloticum | | | | murerri | | | | |
| Sorghum race durra var. niloticum | | | | purdi | | | | |
| Sorghum race durra var. niloticum | | | | safraari | | | | |
| Sorghum race durra var. niloticum | | | | suukataari | | | | |
| Sorghum race guinea var. mellitum | | | | lakawal | lakaje | | | |
| Sorghum race guinea var. mellitum | | | | cibal | cibe, cife | | | |
| Sorghum race guinea var. mellitum | | | | badal | bade | | | |
| Sorghum race guinea var. mellitum | | | | cabadi-wal/ije | | | < Kanuri | |
| Sorghum race guinea var. mellitum | | | | cibadi-wal/ije | | | < Kanuri | |
| Sorghum race guinea var. mellitum | | | | cife ngeesa | | | | |
| Sorghum race guinea var. mellitum | | | | cife takanɗari | | | | |
| Sorghum race guinea var. mellitum | | | | lakatuɓlel | | | | |
| Sorghum race guinea var. mellitum | | | | sabadi-wal/ije | | | < Kanuri | |
| Sorghum race guinea var. mellitum | | | | sibadi-wal/ije | | | < Kanuri | |
| Spermacoce stachydea | | | Borreria stachydea | fayrare | | | | |
| Spondias mombin | hog-plum | | | caɓɓulli Makka | | X. americana of Mecca | | |
| Sporobolus sp. | | | | pagaame | | | | Mambila |
| Sporobolus festivus | | | | huɗo mboju | | ‘hare's grass’ | | |
| Sporobolus festivus | | | | nalle waynaɓe | | ‘herder's henna’ | | |
| Sporobolus festivus | | | | cobbe waynaɓe | | ‘herder's fura’ | | Bauchi |
| Sporobolus festivus | | | | manga ndangula | | | | Adamawa |
| Sporobolus festivus | | | | ndamula | | | | Adamawa |
| Sporobolus paniculatus | | | | huɗo mbujo | | grass of ? | | Adamawa |
| Sporobolus pyramidalis | rat's tail grass | | | gerorehe | | | | |
| Sporobolus pyramidalis | | | | cekegol | | | | Adamawa |
| Steganotaenia araliacea | | | Peucedanum araliaceum | sabadije nyiwa | | ‘elephant's sugar-cane’ | | |
| Sterculia setigera | | | | boɓo-ri/re | | | | Adamawa |
| Sterculia setigera | | | | gorko ɓokki | | male baobab | | |
| Stereospermum kunthianum | | | | golombi | golombe | | | |
| Stereospermum kunthianum | | | | gomboli | | | < Kanuri | Adamawa |
| Stereospermum kunthianum | | | | buldumhi | | | | Adamawa |
| Striga hermontheca | witchweed | | | duu-le/li | | | | Adamawa |
| Striga hermontheca | | | | malallu | | | | Sokoto |
| Strophanthus hispidus | | S. sarmentosus | | dajjeehi | | | | Adamawa |
| Strophanthus hispidus | | | | dajji | | | | Adamawa |
| Strophanthus hispidus | | | | maada | | | | |
| Strophanthus hispidus | | | | tooke tookere | | plant | | |
| Strophanthus hispidus | | | | awdi tooke | | seeds | | |
| Strophanthus hispidus | | | | tantsiyari | | | < Hausa | |
| Strychnos spinosa | | S. innocua | | kumbija | | | | |
| Strychnos spinosa | | | | narɓatanaa-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Strychnos spinosa | | | | gundungule | | ? | | |
| Strychnos spinosa | | | | tummuki baɗe | | | | Adamawa |
| Strychnos spinosa | | | | takaɓolo-re/je | | | | |
| Strychnos spinosa | | | | jatiɓolloo-hi/je | | tree | | Adamawa |
| Strychnos spinosa | | | | jatiɓolloo-re/je | | both for the fruit | | |
| Strychnos innocua | | | | narɓatanahi gori | | | | |
| Strychnos innocua | | | | jatiɓolore | | fruit | | |
| Stylochiton lancifolius | | | S. warneckei | nguraa-re/je | | | | |
| Syzygium guineense | | | | asurahi | | | | |
| Tacca leontopetaloides | | | | duɓɓi waandu | | ‘monkey's ear’ | | |
| Tamarindus indica | tamarind | | | jatami | | | | |
| Tamarindus indica | | | | jaɓɓi | jaɓɓe | | | |
| Tamarindus indica | | | | yaɓɓere | | pod | | |
| Tamarindus indica | | | | wisiiso | | leaf | | Adamawa |
| Tamarix senegalensis | | | | aslahi | | | < Arabic | Adamawa |
| Tapinanthus spp. | African mistletoe | | | yowtere | yowte | | | Adamawa |
| Tapinanthus spp. | | | | yore | jo'e | | | |
| Tephrosia linearis | | | | jalluri | | | | Adamawa |
| Tephrosia linearis | | | | loloce | | | | Sokoto |
| Tephrosia vogelii | | | | aawdi-O/-ji) | | | | |
| Tephrosia vogelii | | | | tokke liɗɗi | | | | |
| Tephrosia vogelii | | | | lekki liɗɗi | | | | |
| Tephrosia vogelii | | | | yom | | | | Mambila |
| Terminalia macroptera | | T. avicennoides, T. glaucescens, T. reticulata | | kuula-hi/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Terminalia macroptera | | | | kuulamanee-hi/je | | | | |
| Terminalia macroptera | | | | kandarahi | | | < Hausa | Sokoto |
| Terminalia macroptera | | | | ɓood-i /-e | | | | |
| Tetrapogon cenchriformis | | | | damaliili-iho/wal/yel | | | | Adamawa |
| Thelepogon elegans | | | | tagarawal | | | | Adamawa |
| Thelepogon elegans | | | | hanhande | | | | |
| Thelepogon elegans | | | | labaho | | | | Borno |
| Trapa natans | water-chestnut | | | birji ndiyam | | | | |
| Tribulus terrestris | | | | tuppere | tuppe | | | Adamawa |
| Tribulus terrestris | | | | tsayji | | | | |
| Trichodesma africanum | | | | limse korɗo | | ‘female slave's garments’ | | |
| Trichodesma africanum | | | | ɗemngal nagge | | ‘cow's tongue’ | | |
| Trichodesma africanum | | | | kaawa taba | | | | Adamawa |
| Triticum aestivum | wheat | | | alkamaa-ri/je | | | < Arabic | Adamawa |
| Typha domingensis | | | | toloo-re/je | | | | Adamawa |
| Uapaca togoensis | | | | bakureehi | | | | |
| Urginea spp. | | | | gadali | | | | |
| Urginea spp. | | | | albacce buru | | | | |
| Urginea spp. | | | | albacce dawadi | | | | |
| Vernonia amygdalina | bitterleaf | V. colorata | | kaɗkaɗɗe | | | | Adamawa, Sokoto |
| Vernonia amygdalina | | | | siwaakewal | siwaakeeje | | < Arabic 'toothstick' | |
| Vernonia nigritiana | | | | gorko bekore | | | | |
| Vernonia nigritiana | | | | gorko baygore | | ‘husband of the pumpkin’ | | Adamawa |
| Vernonia perrottetii | | | | cakuncaku | | | | |
| Vetiveria fulvibarbis | | | | isirko | | | | Adamawa |
| Vetiveria nigritana | | | | ngongonari | | | cf. Bambara | |
| Vetiveria nigritana | | | | soɗornde | coɗorɗe | | | Adamawa |
| Vigna subterranea | Bambara groundnut | | | depp-u /-i | | | | |
| Vigna subterranea | | | | gongongu | gongonji | | | |
| Vigna subterranea | | | | gorosgoros | | | | |
| Vigna subterranea | | | | biriji daɓɓi | | | | |
| Vigna subterranea | | | | biriji damuɗi | | | | |
| Vigna subterranea | | | | ngalaa-wu/ji | | | | Adamawa |
| Vigna subterranea | | | | ngalgalaa-wu/ji | | | | Adamawa |
| Vigna unguiculata | cowpea | | | nyebbere, nyewre | nyebbe | | | |
| Vigna unguiculata | | | | ligidaa-re/je | | green pod | | Adamawa |
| Vitex doniana | | | | ngalbiihi | galbiije | | | Adamawa |
| Vitex doniana | | | | ngalbiire | galbiije | fruit | | |
| Vitex simplicifolia | | | | bummee-hi/je | | | | |
| Vitex simplicifolia | | | | bummee-re/je | | fruit | | |
| Vitellaria paradoxa | shea-butter tree | | Butyrospermum paradoxum | karee-hi/je | | | | |
| Vitellaria paradoxa | | | | haareere | kaareeje | green fruit | | |
| Vitellaria paradoxa | | | | egerere | egereje | nut | | |
| Vitellaria paradoxa | | | | baliire | | nuts | < Hausa | |
| Vossia cuspidata | | | | lingureho | | | | |
| Vossia cuspidata | | | | lonyo | | | | |
| Waltheria indica | | | | kafaffi | | | | |
| Waltheria indica | | | | kapap-pi/pe | | | | Adamawa |
| Wissadula rostrata | | | | kapap-pi/pe daneehi | | | | Adamawa |
| Xanthosoma mafaffa | new cocoyam | | | | | | | |
| Ximenia americana | | | | caɓɓuu-li/le | | | | |
| Ximenia americana | | | | saɓɓulde, saɓɓulere | caɓɓule | fruit | | |
| Xylopia aethiopica | | X. parviflora | | kimbaa-re/je | | | < Hausa | |
| Zanthoxylum senegalense | | | | fasakori-hi/je | | | | |
| Zanthoxylum senegalense | | | | pasakorihi | | | | |
| Zea mays | maize | | | wutaandu | butaali | | | |
| Zea mays | | | | haabu masarji | | beard | | Adamawa |
| Zea mays | | | | kaba | | | < Nupe? | (W.) |
| Zea mays | | | | mbayeri Masar | | | | Sokoto |
| Zea mays | | | | masar-ɗu/ɗi | | | | Bauchi |
| Zea mays | | | | masar-ru/ji | | | | |
| Zea mays | | | | masariri | | | < Hausa | Sokoto |
| Zea mays | | | | masariyel | | | < Hausa | Sokoto |
| Zea mays | | | | sawtere | | tassel | | |
| Zingiber officinale | ginger | | | citta Afo | | pepper of Eloyi people | < Hausa | |
| Ziziphus mauritiana | | | | jaa-bi/be | | | | Adamawa, Bauchi |
| Ziziphus mucronata | buffalo thorn | | | gulum jaabe | | | | Adamawa, Sokoto |
| Ziziphus spina-christi | | | | kurnaa-hi/je | | | < Hausa/Kanuri | |
| Zygotritonia crocea | | | | ndayewu huɗowu | | | | |