Botanical record
Acanthus montanus
Acanthus montanus is recorded under 4 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba, Igbo and ikw.
- Accepted botanical name
- Acanthus montanus
- Names as published
- Acanthus montanus and Acanthus montanus (Nees) T. Anders
- Common English
- False thistle, leopard’s tongue Bear′s breech, white′s ginger,
- Parts reported
- stem-twig, leaves and roots
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 5573815 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Acanthus montanus
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahon-ekun | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 26 |
| Irunmuarugbo | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 26 |
| Nyin-yiog-wu | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 26 |
| Oga | ikw | 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 2 |