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Botanical record

Ageratum conyzoides

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

Accepted botanical name
Ageratum conyzoides
Names as published
Ageratum conyzoides (L.) L. and Ageratum conyzoides L.
Common English
Goat weed, floss flower
Parts reported
leaves, whole plant, root and leaf
GBIF taxonomy
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Local names recorded for Ageratum conyzoides

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
Ahenhen Hausa Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 22
Imi Esu 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 6
Imi-esu Yoruba Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 22
Ogba Okukpo 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 27
Rerinkomi 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 6
Ula Ujula Igbo Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 22