Botanical record
Ananas comosus
Ananas comosus is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across ekp, Igbo and Yoruba.
- Accepted botanical name
- Ananas comosus
- Names as published
- Ananas comosus and Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill
- Common English
- Pineapple
- Parts reported
- fruit and unripe fruit
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 5288819 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 98% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Ananas comosus
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ediebo | ekp | 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 41 |
| Nkw-aba | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 30 |
| Ope Oyinbo | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 30 |