Raphionacem brownii, Sc. Elliott. Nigeria (Kano State, northern): tuber eaten. Vernacular names - Hausa: Rujiya. Kanuri: Katakirri. Ref. MORTIMORE.
Raphionacme daronii, Berh. Sénégal/Guinea: children among the Bedik eat the root and fruits during famine. Vernacular names - Bassari: a -Ndekap. Bedik: Gamkbuhrongal. Ref. PERRY et al.