Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Asteraceae > Guizotia > Guizotia abyssinicaGuizotia abyssinica (ramtilla)Synonyms: Anthemis mysorensis (homotypic); Bidens ramtilla; Buphthalmum ramtilla (homotypic); Guizotia abyssinica abyssinica; Guizotia abyssinica angustior; Guizotia abyssinica baldratiana; Guizotia abyssinica candussoiana; Guizotia abyssinica caulirufa; Guizotia abyssinica corgevinii; Guizotia abyssinica negriana; Guizotia abyssinica pichisermollii; Guizotia abyssinica sativa; Guizotia abyssinica sciarapovii; Guizotia abyssinica var. abyssinica; Guizotia abyssinica var. angustior; Guizotia abyssinica var. baldratiana; Guizotia abyssinica var. candussoiana; Guizotia abyssinica var. caulirufa; Guizotia abyssinica var. corgevinii; Guizotia abyssinica var. negriana; Guizotia abyssinica var. pichisermollii; Guizotia abyssinica var. sativa; Guizotia abyssinica var. sciarapovii; Guizotia oleifera (homotypic); Guizotia oleifera angustior; Guizotia oleifera oleifera; Guizotia oleifera sativa; Guizotia oleifera var. angustior; Guizotia oleifera var. oleifera; Guizotia oleifera var. sativa; Helianthus oleifer; Heliopsis platyglossa; Jaegeria abyssinica (homotypic); Parthenium luteum; Polymnia abyssinica (homotypic); Polymnia frondosa; Ramtilia abyssinica; Ramtilia oleifera; Ramtilla oleifera (homotypic); Ramtilla oleifera oleifera; Ramtilla oleifera sativa; Ramtilla oleifera var. angustior; Ramtilla oleifera var. oleifera; Ramtilla oleifera var. sativa; Tetragonotheca abyssinica (homotypic); Verbesina sativa 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 (Ethio-Semitic ኑግ nūg); niger, nyger, nyjer, or Niger seed; ramtil or ramtilla; inga seed; and blackseed, khursani in marathi Gujitil in Assamese |
| Edible [1] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | | Flower Type [1] | Hermaphrodite | | Lifespan [1] | Annual | | Pollinators [1] | Insects, Lepidoptera | | Structure [2] | Herb | | Usage [1] | A drying oil is obtained from the seed; It is used for burning, in making soap, paints etc;
The plant can be used as a green manure; It is usually dug in when the plants are about to come into flower; |  | | Height [1] | 5.904 feet (1.8 m) |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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