Guizotia abyssinica is an erect, stout, branched annual herb, grown for its edible oil and seed. Its cultivation originated in the Ethiopian highlands, and has spread to other parts of Ethiopia. Common names include noog/nug ; niger, nyger, nyjer, or niger seed ; ramtil or ramtilla; inga seed; and blackseed.
The Abyssinian genet, also known as the Ethiopian genet, is a genet species native to Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, and Djibouti. It is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. It is one of the least-known genet species.
Guizotia is a genus of African herbs in the sunflower family. They are often known as sunflecks. The species G. abyssinica is occasionally found outside of cultivation in Europe, North America and Asia.
The African hill babbler is a species of bird in the family Sylviidae and it has been suggested that it be placed in the genus Sylvia with such familiar European species as the Eurasian blackcap and common whitethroat.
Bersama abyssinica is a species of medium-sized evergreen tree in the Francoaceae family. The leaves are pinnately divided with a strongly winged rachis. The inflorescence is a spike.
Oxytenanthera is a genus of African bamboo Bamboos are members of the grass family Poaceae.
Erythrina abyssinica is a tree species of the genus Erythrina belonging to the plant family of the Fabaceae described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1825. This leguminous tree species is native to East Africa, Eastern DRC and southern Africa.
Vanessa abyssinica, the Abyssinian admiral, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of montane forests.
Niphoparmena is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Niphoparmena kenyana is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1940.
Niphoparmena flavescens is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1950, originally under the genus Mimamblymora.
Niphoparmena carinipennis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1958.
Niphoparmena densepuncticollis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1960.
Niphoparmena dohertyi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1970.
Niphoparmena fossulata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1942.
Niphoparmena leleupi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1960.
Niphoparmena truncatipennis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1956.
Niphoparmena flavostictica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Villiers in 1940.
Niphoparmena meruana is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1908.
Niphoparmena marmorata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1961.
