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Botanical record

Abrus precatorius

Abrus precatorius is recorded under 6 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across ijn, Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba.

Accepted botanical name
Abrus precatorius
Names as published
Abrus precatorius, Abrus precatorius L. and Abrus precatorius Linn.
Common English
Crab’s eye
Parts reported
leaves, leaf and stem
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 5348711 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 97% confidence · checked 2026-09-13

Local names recorded for Abrus precatorius

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.

Local nameLanguageWhere recordedSource
Anya Nnunu ijn all local government areas of Rivers State, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethno medicinal survey of plants used by the indigenes of Rivers State of Nigeria — Table 1, row 128
Anya Nnunu Igbo Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 54
Da Marzaya Hausa Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 54
Iwerejeje/ojuologbo Yoruba Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 54
Ominsinmisin Yoruba Alimosho, Badagry, Eti-Osa, Ijebu and Imota, Lagos State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Survey of Local Flora Used for Medicinal Purposes among Indigenous People in Five Areas in Lagos State, Nigeria — Supplementary Table S1, row 1
Omisinmisin Yoruba Ogun State, Osun State and Oyo State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical survey of anti-asthmatic plants in South Western Nigeria — Table 1, row 1