Botanical record
Acalypha fimbriata
Acalypha fimbriata is recorded under 4 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across ijn, Yoruba and Hausa.
- Accepted botanical name
- Acalypha fimbriata
- Names as published
- Acalypha fimbriata, Acalypha fimbriata (Schum & Thonn) Forsk and Acalypha fimbriata Schumach. & Thonn.
- Common English
- Acalypha
- Parts reported
- leaves, twigs, leaf and stem
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 3056270 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 97% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Acalypha fimbriata
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 name | Language | Where recorded | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abalebaji | 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 74 |
| Jinwini | 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 2 |
| Jinwinini | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 67 |
| Kandiri | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 67 |