Guizotia abyssinica is an erect, stout, branched annual herb, grown for its edible oil and seed. Its cultivation originated in the Ethiopian highlands, and has spread to other parts of Ethiopia. Common names include noog/nug (Ethio-Semitic ኑግ nūg); niger, nyger, nyjer, or niger seed ; ramtil or ramtilla; inga seed; and blackseed.
Native to Ethiopia and Malawi, niger seeds are also grown in India. Niger seeds resemble sunflower seeds in shape, but are smaller in size and black. It bears a fairly ...
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