Botanical record
Baphia nitida
Baphia nitida is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across ekp, Yoruba and Igbo.
- Accepted botanical name
- Baphia nitida
- Names as published
- Baphia nitida and Baphia nitida Lodd.
- Common English
- Cam wood and Camwood / African Sandalwood
- Parts reported
- leaves, leaf, heartwood and latex
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 5352599 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Baphia nitida
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abode | 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 129 |
| Irosun | 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 24 |
| Uri | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 55 |