A survey of the central part of Nigeria revealed the existence of five species of Striga of which Striga asiatica, S. spera, S. forbesii and S. hermonthica infest plants in the family Gramineae (Apocea) while S. gesnerioides attacks plants in the family Leguminosae. Two taxa: S. aspera and S. hermonthica are reported cytologically for the first time, while the chromosome numbers of the rest of the taxa agree with the previous reports. Distribution map is provided.
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