Igbo plant name

Ake Mbogho

Ake Mbogho is a Igbo name for Jatropha gossypiifolia, recorded in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

The record

• Jatropha gossypiifolia

  Name as published

  Ake mbogho

  Language

  Igbo

  Botanical name as published

  Jatropha gossypifolia

  Parts reported

  stem latex

  Where recorded

  Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

  Source

  Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 62

  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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