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ibi, a var. of kola nut; vide under goro.
iburu (or aburu), a common cereal much planted in Zaria and other districts.
idon saniya (Kano and East), Solanum incanum, Linn. and other species of Solanum; (the equivalent of the Ful. name giti nai or “ox-eye”). vide gautan kura.
idon zakara, Abrus precatorius, Linn. (Leguminosæ). “Prayer Beads,” “Jequirity,” “Bird’s Eye” (S. Leone). A twiner with pinnate leaves and clustered pods containing small scarlet seeds with a black spot; used chiefly as a medicinal charm. Syn. tandara (Kano and Kats.), taga rana (Kano market), (idon zakara is also used for the scarlet seeds of minjiriya, q.v. Erythrina senegalensis).
ingidido, Cratæva Adansonii, G. et P. (Capparideæ); a tree with 3 fol. leaves, white flowers and a yellow-shelled fruit.
ingirichi = chopped-up hay as fodder.
intaya, vide acha, a small grass cultivated as a cereal.
innuwar ḅauna, Morelia senegalensis, A. Rich. (Rubiaceae); an evergreen shrub with white flowers, common on the banks of streams.
innuwar gada, Opilia celtidifolia, Endl. (Olacineæ); a climbing shrub with fragrant whitish flowers; used medicinally for horses, &c.; sometimes called namijin lemu.
innuwar tufi (Sok.), a floating plant in pools, &c. (tufi = a sp. of fish).?Æschynome crassicaulis, Harms. vide kaiḍajin ruwa.
itchen gado, Fluggea microcarpa, Blume (Euphorbiaceæ); a shrub the stems of which are used for native beds, &c.; more generally called tsa, q.v.
itchen kurḍi, 1. In Sokoto = Melia Azedarach, Linn. (Meliaceæ). “Pride of India,” “Persian” or “African Lilac.” A tree with twice-pinnate leaves, bunches of lilac flowers and ovoid yellow fruit. (Etym. “taḅa ni ka samu kurḍi,” from a supposed virtue as a charm). Syn. kurnan nasara (Kontagora, East Hausa, &c.), q.v. 2. Burkea africana, Hook. (Leguminosæ); a large tree with pale twice-pinnate leaves, spikes of creamy flowers and small flat pods. vide kurḍi.
itchen Masar, Croton Zambesicus, Müell. Arg. (Euphorbiaceæ); a shrub sometimes planted in native compounds; (name given to several exotic plants).