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CONVOLVULACEAE
Jacquemontia tamnifolia   (L.) Griseb
Zarma name: fulukutu
A annual vine with small morning glory-like flowers.
Common in cultivated and fallowed lands and along hedges.
Uses: Fodder (whole plant)
Notes: The plant is collected in October, dried, and sold in the dry season as fodder.
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1. Flowering plant
JacqutamM1_s JacqutamM2_s
2. Inflorescence 3. Seedlings emerging from cattle dung
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