Yoruba plant name

Ahon-ekun

Ahon-ekun is a Yoruba name for Acanthus montanus, recorded in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

The record

• Acanthus montanus

  Name as published

  Ahon-ekun

  Language

  Yoruba

  Botanical name as published

  Acanthus montanus

  Parts reported

  stem-twig, leaves and roots

  Where recorded

  Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

  Source

  Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 26

  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.

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