Fakara Plants
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SCROPHULARIACEAE
Striga gesnerioides   (Willd.) Vatke
Zarma name: dunguri, malli
A parasitic plant. Parasitize on various hosts including legumes.
Uses: Medicine (whole plant)
Notes: Local people recognize that this plant hinder growth of cowpea.
Dried powder is applied on wounds.
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1. A plant attacking a cowpea plant
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2. Flower 3. Dried specimen (always dries black)
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