Fabaceae

Griffonia simplicifolia (Vahl ex DC.) Baill.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Griffonia

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Griffonia simplicifolia: Monogaga village, San-Pédro Region, Bas-Sassandra District, Côte d'Ivoire. — Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: غريفونية بسيطة الأوراق
arz: غريفونيه بسيطة الاوراق
German: Afrikanische Schwarzbohne
Japanese: グリフォニア・シンプリシフォリア
Persian: گریفونیا سیمپلیسیفولیا

Synonyms

Bandeiraea simplicifolia (Vahl ex DC.) Benth.
Schotia simplicifolia Vahl ex DC.

Photos

Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.