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Smilax aspera
Smilacaceae · Smilax
Amharinya
ashkla
አሽክላ
Ge'ez
Medicinal
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 6
p. 554
Smilax spp.
Smilacaceae
Amharinya
goy te'zi
ጎይ ጠዚ
Ge'ez
Medicinal
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 6
p. 554
Solanum adoense
Solanaceae
Tigrinya
alalmo kelbi
አላልሞ ከልቢ
Ge'ez
Medicinal
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Solanum anguivi
Solanaceae · Solanum
Amharinya
zerech embway
ዘረች እምባይ
Ge'ez
Medicinal
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Solanum benderianum
Solanaceae
Orominya
mugilo arba
Roman
Medicinal
Central/Southern Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Solanum campylacanthum
Solanaceae · Solanum
Hadiyinya
loroo
Roman
Medicinal
Southern Rift Valley
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Solanum coagulans
Solanaceae · Solanum
Somalinya
waraabaale
Roman
Medicinal
Somali-Masai
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Solanum cordatum
Solanaceae · Solanum
Somalinya
caruud-madow
Roman
Medicinal
Somali-Masai
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Solanum dasyphyllum
Solanaceae
Bench
turkenturk
Roman
Medicinal
Southwestern Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Solanum giganteum
Solanaceae · Solanum
Amharinya
tikur-embway
ጥቁር እምባይ
Ge'ez
Medicinal
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Solanum glabratum
Solanaceae
Somalinya
kiriir-wiririg
Roman
Medicinal
Somali-Masai
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Solanum incanum
Solanaceae · Solanum
Somalinya
xuuboo
Roman
Medicinal
Somali-Masai
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Solanum jubae
Solanaceae
Somalinya
kiriir
Roman
Medicinal
Somali-Masai
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Solanum marginatum
Solanaceae · Solanum
Orominya
hidi
Roman
Medicinal
Central/Southern Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Solanum nigrum
Solanaceae · Solanum
Kembatinya
tunaye
Roman
Food/Medicinal
Central/Southern Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Solanum schimperiana
Solanaceae
Somalinya
ciriir-wiririg
Roman
Medicinal
Somali-Masai
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Solanum somalensis
Solanaceae
Somalinya
kiriir
Roman
Medicinal
Somali-Masai
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Solanum tettense
Solanaceae · Solanum
Orominya
hedi ion
Roman
Medicinal
Central/Southern Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Solanum tuberosum
Solanaceae · Solanum
English
potato
Roman
Food
Introduced
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Solanum welwitschii
Solanaceae
Majengerinya
pijo
Roman
Medicinal
Southwestern Lowlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Sonneratia alba
Sonneratiaceae
Somalinya
ghet magna
Roman
Timber
Somali-Masai
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 2 part 1
p. 490
Sorghum arundinaceum
Poaceae · Sorghum
English
WILD SORGHUM
Roman
Forage
Introduced
Flora of Ethiopia Vol 7
p. 404
Sorghum bicolor
Poaceae · Sorghum
Amharinya
ZENGADA
ዘንጋዳ
Ge'ez
Food/Cereal
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia Vol 7
p. 404
Sowdenia polystachya
Poaceae
Ge'ez
QONDERATIS
ቆንደራቲስ
Ge'ez
Forage
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia Vol 7
p. 404
Spergula arvensis
Caryophyllaceae · Spergula
Amharinya
seytansar
ሰይጣንሳር
Ge'ez
Weed
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 2 part 1
p. 490
Spermacoce sphaerostigma
Rubiaceae
Anuwakinya
adigaella
Roman
Medicinal
Southwestern Lowlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 4 part 1
p. 337
Sporobolus africanus
Poaceae · Sporobolus
Tigrinya
TAF TAFO
ጣፍ ጣፎ
Ge'ez
Forage
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia Vol 7
p. 404
Sporobolus angustifolius
Poaceae
Tigrinya
TAF TAFO
ጣፍ ጣፎ
Ge'ez
Forage
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia Vol 7
p. 404
Sporobolus festivus
Poaceae
Somalinya
AIUSS
Roman
Forage
Somali-Masai
Flora of Ethiopia Vol 7
p. 413
Stathmostelma angustatum
Asclepiadaceae
Amharinya
tifa
ጥፋ
Ge'ez
Medicinal
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 4 part 1
p. 337
Stathmostelma pedunculatum
Asclepiadaceae
Tigrinya
'nteltel
እንተልተል
Ge'ez
Medicinal
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 4 part 1
p. 337
Steganotaenia araliacea
Apiaceae
Amharinya
yjib mrkuz
ይጅብ ምርኩዝ
Ge'ez
Medicinal
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 4 part 1
p. 337
Stephania abyssinica
Menispermaceae · Stephania
Amharinya
yeeytjoro
የእይት ጆሮ
Ge'ez
Medicinal
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 2 part 1
p. 490
Sterculia africana
Sterculiaceae · Sterculia
-
uriemo
Roman
Timber
-
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 2 part 2
p. 428
Sterculia setigera
Sterculiaceae · Sterculia
Gamonya
mago
Roman
Timber
Southern Rift Valley
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 2 part 2
p. 428
Sterculia spp.
Sterculiaceae
Tigrinya
darle
ዳርሌ
Ge'ez
Timber
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 2 part 2
p. 428
Stereospermum kunthianum
Bignoniaceae
Amharinya
zana
ዛና
Ge'ez
Timber/Medicinal
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Strelitzia reginae
Strelitziaceae
English
the bird of paradise flower
Roman
Ornamental
Introduced
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 6
p. 554
Striga hermonthica
Scrophulariaceae
Amharinya
atqur
አጥቁር
Ge'ez
Medicinal/Parasitic
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 5
p. 671
Strophanthus mirabilis
Apocynaceae
Somalinya
hadomidgot
Roman
Medicinal
Somali-Masai
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 4 part 1
p. 337
Struthiola thomsonii
Thymelaeaceae
Orominya
mididi
Roman
Ornamental
Central/Southern Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 2 part 1
p. 490
Strychnos innocua
Loganiaceae · Strychnos
Amharinya
'ngauchia
እንጋውቺያ
Ge'ez
Medicinal
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 4 part 1
p. 337
Strychnos mitis
Loganiaceae · Strychnos
Amharinya
yedingamst
የድንጋምስት
Ge'ez
Medicinal
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 4 part 1
p. 337
Strychnos spinosa
Loganiaceae · Strychnos
English
natal orange
Roman
Fruit/Medicinal
Introduced
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 4 part 1
p. 337
Stylochaeton spp.
Araceae
Amharinya
amoc
አሞች
Ge'ez
Ornamental
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 6
p. 554
Suaeda monoica
Chenopodiaceae · Suaeda
Tigrinya
hotum
ሆጡም
Ge'ez
Medicinal
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 2 part 1
p. 490
Suaeda vermiculata
Chenopodiaceae · Suaeda
Somalinya
manad
Roman
Medicinal
Somali-Masai
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 2 part 1
p. 490
Syzygium guineense
Myrtaceae · Syzygium
Hadiyinya
yino
Roman
Fruit/Timber
Southern Rift Valley
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 2 part 2
p. 428
Syzygium spp.
Myrtaceae
English
malabar plum
Roman
Fruit/Timber
Introduced
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 2 part 2
p. 428
Tacazzea apiculata
Asclepiadaceae
Amharinya
tefrina
ጥፍሪና
Ge'ez
Medicinal
Central Highlands
Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea Vol 4 part 1
p. 337
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