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Plants of Sudan

Animals of Sudan

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Plants of Sudan

Alkawal, Sorib, Sorib Afin

Common Name: Sicklepod, kawal, tasba, African foetid cassia, American sicklepod, Low senna, Sicklepod senna, Blunt-leaf senna, Sickle senna
Latin Name: Senna obtusifolia
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Ghab (غاب), Bous (بوص), Gassab (قصب)

Common Name: Reed grass, ditch reed, giant reed, Bous, phragmites, Roseau cane, yellow cane.
Latin Name: Phragmites australis
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Zehrat Al Shams (زهرة الشمس )

Common Name: Sunflower, Zehrat Al Shams
Latin Name: Helianthus annuus
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Ful Sudani (فول سوداني )

Common Name: Peanut, Groundnut, Earthnut, Goober or Goober Pea, Monkey nut
Latin Name: Arachis hypogaea
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Al Burdi (البردي)

Common Name: Papyrus, papyrus sedge, bulrush, coco-grass, Indian matting plant, Nile grass, Egyptian paper-reed, paper reed.
Latin Name: Cyperus papyrus
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Handal

Common Name: Bitter apple , colocynth, bitter cucumber, bitter melon, egusi melon, and the bitter vine of Sodom
Latin Name: Citrullus colocynthis
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Shorah (الشورة او الشوري)

Common Name: Grey mangrove, white mangrove, Forssk., Vierh.
Latin Name: Avicennia marina
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Ashab Al Neel (اعشاب النيل)

Common Name: Water hyacinth, lilac-devil, water hiasint
Latin Name: Pontederia crassipes
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Azolla( الأزولا)

Common Name: Mosquito fern, Fairy moss, Pacific azolla, red water fern, water fern, water velvet.
Latin Name: Azola nucleosides
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Selfakair

Common Name: Giant Salvinia, Kariba weed, aquarium water moss, water fern, and giant azalea.
Latin Name: Salvina Molesta
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Dukhun (دخن)

Common Name: Pearl millet
Latin Name: Fagonia indica
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Pennisetum glaucum (English)

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Khodra, Malokhia (الخدرة ,الملوخية)

Common Name: Jute mallow, Jew's mallow, Nalita jute
Latin Name: Corchorus depressus
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