Guizotia abyssinica

Guizotia abyssinica
	Guizotia abyssinica flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Guizotia
Species:	G. abyssinica
Binomial name
	Guizotia abyssinica; (L.f.) Cass.
Synonyms
	Synonymy Anthemis mysorensis herb.madr. ex DC. ; Bidens ramtilla Wall. ex DC. ; Buphthalmum ramtilla Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. ; Guizotia oleifera (DC.) DC. ; Jaegeria abyssinica (L.f.) Spreng. ; Polymnia abyssinica L.f. 1782 ; Ramtilla oleifera DC. ; Tetragonotheca abyssinica Ledeb. ; Verbesina sativa Roxb. ex Sims ;

Guizotia abyssinica is an erect, stout, branched annual herb, grown for its edible oil and seed. Its cultivation originated in the Eritrean and Ethiopian highlands, and has spread to other parts of Ethiopia. Common names include noog/nug (Ethio-Semitic and Eritrean ኑግ nūg or ኒህዩግ nihyug); niger, nyger, or nyjer seed (all pronounced /ˈnaɪdʒər/ NY-jər); ramtil or ramtilla; inga seed; and blackseed.

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