Botanical record
Allium cepa
Allium cepa is recorded under 4 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Igbo, Yoruba, ikw and Hausa.
- Accepted botanical name
- Allium cepa
- Names as published
- Allium cepa, Allium cepa Alabasa and Allium cepa L.
- Common English
- Onion
- Parts reported
- bulb
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 2857697 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Allium cepa
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alu-bosa | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 45 |
| Alubosa | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 45 |
| Ayo | 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 100 |
| Yabasi | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 45 |