Botanical record
Azadirachta indica
Azadirachta indica is recorded under 8 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Hausa, Yoruba, ikw and Igbo.
- Accepted botanical name
- Azadirachta indica
- Names as published
- Azadirachta indica, Azadirachta indica (A. Juss.), Azadirachta indica A. Juss and Azadirachta indica A.Juss.
- Common English
- Neem, Neem tree and Neem Tree,Nimba, Nimb
- Parts reported
- bark, leaves, seeds, stem and leaf
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 3190474 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Azadirachta indica
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darbegiya | Hausa | Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos, Jos North, Jos South, Kanam, Mangu, Pankshin, Qua'an Pan and Wase, Plateau State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of animal diarrhoea in Plateau State, Nigeria — Table 1, row 7 |
| Dogon Yaro | Hausa | Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos, Jos North, Jos South, Kanam, Mangu, Pankshin, Qua'an Pan and Wase, Plateau State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of animal diarrhoea in Plateau State, Nigeria — Table 1, row 7 |
| Dogoyaro | 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 23 |
| Dongoyaro | 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 113 |
| Dongoyaro | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 48 |
| Eke-oyibo | 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 23 |
| Maina | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 48 |
| Og-wu Akom | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 48 |