Botanical record
Allium sativum
Allium sativum is recorded under 5 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba, ikw, Igbo and Hausa.
- Accepted botanical name
- Allium sativum
- Names as published
- Allium sativum, Allium sativum L. and Allium sativum Linn.
- Common English
- Garlic
- Parts reported
- clove and bulb
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 2856681 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Allium sativum
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aayu | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 44 |
| Ayo Odi | 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 101 |
| Ayo-ishi | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 44 |
| Ayuu | Yoruba | Ogun State, Osun State and Oyo State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of anti-asthmatic plants in South Western Nigeria — Table 1, row 5 |
| Tafarunua | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 44 |