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RUBIACEAE
Borreria radiata   DC.
Zarma name: daka dake, tchakay gombo
Weedy erect herb branching near the base. Common on infertile sandy soils.
Uses: Medicine (whole plant), fodder (whole plant)
Notes: eTchakay gombof means a loom stick which its leaf resembles. A similar species, B. chaetocephala lacks white lines on leaf margins.
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1. Flowering shoot
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2. Habit
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