farichin shafo, or ḳumbar shafo (= “falcon’s claw”); a tall acacia with strong curved thorns, the same as or closely similar to [ḳarḳara], q.v. Acacia campylacantha, Hochst. or nearly allied species.
farin gammo, Ipomœa argentaurata, Hall. f. (Convolvulaceæ); a trailing convolvulus with whitish flowers and silvery-hairy leaves. Syn. ka fi boka. (Etym. ganmo, gammo or ganwo = a head-pad).
farin sansami (Sok. and Kats.), Lonchocarpus laxiflorus, G. et P. (Leguminosæ); a tree with purple flowers. The leaves are capable of affording a dye like indigo. cf. [talaki]. Syn. shunin biri, and cf. [halshen sa].
faru, Odina Barteri, Oliv. (and other spp. Anacardiaceæ); a large tree with pinnate leaves and small berries; the bark yields a resin. Syn. tuḍi (Zanfara), or farun biri (Sok.). In Sokoto faru or farun mutane = Odina sp. different from the above, with paler and smoother foliage.
farun makiyaya, a wild vine; vide under [tsibiri kinkini].
fasa daga, the seeds of the tree [kawo], q.v. Afzelia africana, Sm. (Leguminosæ), sold as a medicine or charm in fight, &c. (Etym. from its use as a charm in battle—daga—to put the enemy to flight, suggested by the explosive dehiscence of the pods scattering the seeds). Also called fasa maza.
fasa ḳabba, or fasa kumburi, Portulaca oleracea, L. and other spp. (Portulacaceæ). “Purslane.” A weed with succulent leaves, used as a local application to swellings. (Etym. “disperse swellings”). Syn. sarikin jibji, and harshen saniya or dabrin saniya; cf. [gadon machiji] and vide [rigya kafi].
fasa ḳwari, Zanthoxylum senegalense, DC. (Rutaceæ); a thorny tree with pinnate leaves, found in ravines in the Benué district; the fragrant bark is sold as a medicine and spice.
faskara giwa, Ormocarpum bibracteatum, Baker (Leguminosæ); a shrub with tough flexible branches, small pinnate leaves and purple flowers. (Etym. from the tough texture of the wood which the elephant cannot break). In Zanfara this is sometimes called [tsa] q.v.
faskara toyi, Blepharis linearifolia, Pers. (Acanthaceæ); a prickly herb with blue flowers and spiny leaves used to trace ornamental lines on earthenware. Syn. gigi? dauḍar Maguzawa? (Etym. because it often remains unburnt when the grass is fired).