Botanical record
Adansonia digitata
Adansonia digitata is recorded under 5 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba.
- Accepted botanical name
- Adansonia digitata
- Names as published
- Adansonia digitata
- Common English
- Baobab and Baobab Tree, Judas Fruit
- Parts reported
- bark, fruit pulp, leaves and seeds
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 5406695 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Adansonia digitata
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igiose | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 64 |
| Kuka | Hausa | Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos, Jos North, Jos South, Kanam, Mangu, Pankshin, Qua'an Pan and Wase, Plateau State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of animal diarrhoea in Plateau State, Nigeria — Table 1, row 3 |
| Kukaa | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 64 |
| Kulambali | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 64 |
| Ose | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 64 |