rahaina, Kigelia æthiopica, Decne, var. bornuensis, Sprague (Bignoniaceæ). “Sausage-tree.” A large shade tree with pendulous lurid purple flowers, and huge cucumber-shaped fruit. Syn. rawuya (Sok.), and nonon giwa.
rai ḍore, Cassia occidentalis, Linn. (Leguminosæ). An erect shrubby plant with pinnate leaves and yellow flowers, of the senna tribe; used medicinally for fevers, &c. (Etym. from attributed restorative powers). Syn. sanga sanga (Sok. and West), and Ba-Zanfare (Katagum and East).
rake (Kano, &c.), (Saccharum officinarum), Linn. (Gramineæ). One of the species of sugar-cane, grown near streams; arakke (Sok.). Called also karan sariki. cf. [takanḍa].
raken giwa (or takanḍar giwa), Peucedanum sp. (Umbelliferæ); a shrub with pinnate leaves and fragrant sap; used as a scented fumigation for clothing. cf. [takanḍar giwa].
rama, Hibiscus cannabinus, Linn. (Malvaceæ), and perhaps H. lunariifolius, Willd. “Bastard Jute,” “Indian Hemp.” A tall straight annual grown for its bark fibre from which cordage is made; leaves acid, used in soup. Black, white and red varieties are recognized according to the tint of the bark—jar rama, farar rama; ḳare aiki (Sok.), with black and red varieties (etym. because considered the last agricultural labour of the season); or koka rani (Katsina), and dirin da rani (Kano), jirin da rani (Bauchi), ganwon rama = coil of rama bark or fibre. ḍinkin rama = leaves of rama used for soup; vide under [ḍinya]. ḳeḳasheshe or tsiyayi = peeled stems of rama, used in medicine in occult practice and as a sooty application when burnt applied for mural decoration. ramar rafi, &c. wild varieties of the same botanical species; vide [ḳarama mowa]. ramar kurumi, vide [kwankwarimi]; rama rama, vide [ramaniya].
ramaniya (Sok. Kats., &c.), Urena lobata, Linn. (Malvaceæ). A hard erect shrub, 2 to 3 feet high with pink flowers; the bark yields a strong fibre. Syn. rama rama, or ka fi rama; (baḳin garamani and jan tsu, vide under [garamani] and [tsu]). cf. also [uwar maganni].
ramno (Sok.), or rauno (Kano), chopped grass mixed with building clay to act as mortar. cf. [jan raumo].
rapasa, vide under [ḳurar shanu].
rariyar ḳassa (Kontagora), Chrysanthellum procumbens, Pers. (Compositæ); a small wayside weed with yellow flowers.
rauma fada, vide [roma fada].