ikw plant name

Afoma

Afoma is a ikw name for Pinus caribaea, recorded in all local government areas of Rivers State, Rivers State, Nigeria.

The record

• Pinus caribaea

  Name as published

  Afoma

  Language

  ikw

  Botanical name as published

  Pinus caribaea Morelet

  Parts reported

  seed, leaves and leaf

  Where recorded

  all local government areas of Rivers State, Rivers State, Nigeria

  Source

  Ethno medicinal survey of plants used by the indigenes of Rivers State of Nigeria — Table 1, row 138

  Scope used

  Sanko uses this survey for its published name mapping and reported plant parts only. The subject the survey investigated is not a therapeutic claim about this plant.

  Verification

  Taxonomy checked against GBIF. Not reviewed by a botanist, language reviewer or practitioner.

All ikw and other local plant names →