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Botanical record

Acalypha wilkesiana

Acalypha wilkesiana is recorded under 1 local name in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba.

Accepted botanical name
Acalypha wilkesiana
Names as published
Acalypha godseffiana
Common English
Acalypha
Parts reported
leaves and twigs
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 3057221 · SYNONYM · EXACT match at 98% confidence · checked 2026-09-13

Local names recorded for Acalypha wilkesiana

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
Jinwinini Yoruba Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 68