gardayi, Acacia macrostachys, Reich. (Leguminosæ); a gum-yielding acacia common in Sokoto province.
garicha (Zanfara), Ficus sp. (Urticaceæ). vide [haguguwa] and [uwar yara].
gasaya (Kano, &c.), Gynandropsis pentaphylla, DC. (Capparideæ); a common herb near habitations, with 5-foliate leaves and white flowers; used as a pot-herb. Syn. yar unguwa (Sok.). The name namijin gasaya is applied loosely to several weeds, e.g. Amaranthus polygamus, L. (Amaranthaceæ), Polanisia viscosa, DC. (Capparideæ), Croton lobatus, L. (Euphorbiaceæ), &c.
gatarin kurege (Sok.), Gloriosa superba, L. a climbing lily, more generally known as [baurairai], q.v.
gatarin zomo, Tacca pinnatifida, Forst. more commonly known as [giginyar biri], q.v.
gaton kariya or chuchun kariya, vide [gujiyar hankaka].
gauḍe, Gardenia erubescens, Stapf and Hutch. (Rubiaceæ); a shrub, common in the bush, with fragrant white tubular flowers, tough wood and yellowish ovoid edible fruit. The fruit is used by women in the preparation of a form of the black cosmetic [katambiri], q.v.
gauḍen dutsi (Sok.), Gardenia Sokotensis, Hutch. a low shrub with white flowers, found on rocky hills.
gauḍen kura, Gardenia ternifolia, Thunberg (= G. Thunbergii, Linn. f.), a shrub similar to gauḍe, with coarse not edible fruit.
gaugayi, vide [ḳuduji].