I am almost certain of the first photo to be Sorghum bicolor L. What is the species of second photo? Sorghum ........... The local people gave different vernacular names and I guess these are also two different Sorghum species. Right?
The fourth and fifth photos are from the same species; It is naturally occurring and also cultivated, harvested and sold by local people specially in northern Ghana.
Picture 3 is surely Sesamum orientale dried fruits and picture 5 is Lawsonia inermis
a strong site of african plants is http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=76
http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=76
@ Schoot, thanks. I am already aware of such African plants databases and frequently visited that of the West African plants, but not all West African plants are present though.
@Mukherjee, Niazi, thanks for the confirmation.
Yes they are Sorghum bicolor, Sesame, Lawsonia. Pic 4 is not clear enough to know. you can follow the guide provided by Schoot.
First 2 images are Sorghum sp. The 4th image is Henna or Lawsonia inermis
First 2 are Sorgam , Sesame, Lawsonia another 4 image not clear other wise with flowers may be convolulace member
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