Niger plant
Guizotia abyssinica
Also known as Niger seed plant
About Niger plant
Guizotia abyssinica is an erect, stout, branched annual herb, grown for its edible oil and seed. Its cultivation originated in the Eritrean and Ethiopian Highlands, and has spread to other parts of Ethiopia. Common names include noog/nug (Ethio-Semitic and Eritrean ኑግ nūg or ኒህዩግ nihyug); ramtil or ramtilla; niger or nyger seed (all pronounced , NY-jər); inga seed; and blackseed. Noug has been described as semi-domesticated, self-incompatible crop with yellow flowering heads and seeds. Recent studies have revealed the regional genetic diversity of some noug populations grown in Ethiopia based on RAPD and AFLP markers.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Guizotia abyssinica
- Genus
- Guizotia
- Family
- ASTERACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Ethiopia to Malawi and India
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- रामतिल Ramtil, काला तिल Kalatil, Surguja
- Bengali
- Sorguja
- Tamil
- payellu, uchellu, kattel
- Telugu
- valesulu, vulisi, adavinvvulu
- Kannada
- ಹುಚ್ಚೆಳ್ಳು Huchchellu, ಗುರೆಳ್ಳು Gurellu ಕಾರೆಳ್ಳು Kaarellu, ಕುರಾಸಾಣಿ Kuraasaani
- Marathi
- Karal, कालीतिल Kalitil, रानतीळ Rantil
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Niger plant belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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