Botanical record
Alchornea cordifolia
Alchornea cordifolia is recorded under 4 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across ijc, ikw and Yoruba.
- Accepted botanical name
- Alchornea cordifolia
- Names as published
- Alchornea cordifolia, Alchornea cordifolia (Mull. Arg.), Alchornea cordifolia (Schum & Thonn.) Muell. Arg. and Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Müll.Arg.
- Common English
- Christmas Bush
- Parts reported
- leaves, root, leaf and stem
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 3055371 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Alchornea cordifolia
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adeginapumue | ijc | Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Bayelsa State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey and conservation of the indigenous plants used for traditional orthopedic care practices in Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Nigeria — Table 2, row 3 |
| Epai | 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 73 |
| Ewe Ifa | 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 10 |
| Ipa | 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 10 |