Lonchocarpus cyanescens
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Lonchocarpus cyanescens |
Lonchocarpus cyanescens is a species of shrub from family Fabaceae. It is commonly known as elu in Yoruba, anunu by Igbo people as talaki in Hausa, sauru in Tiv and as ebelu by the Edo people
It is a traditional source of indigo in West Africa to dye fabric.[1]
References[]
- ^ Gillow, John (2010). Textiles of the Islamic World. Thames & Hudson.
External links[]
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Philenoptera cyanescens". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
Categories:
- Plants described in 1856
- Lonchocarpus
- Flora of Nigeria
- Millettieae stubs