Botanical record
Bridelia ferruginea
Bridelia ferruginea is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba and ekp.
- Accepted botanical name
- Bridelia ferruginea
- Names as published
- Bridelia ferruginea, Bridelia ferruginea Benth and Bridelia ferruginea Benth.
- Common English
- Bridelia
- Parts reported
- stem, root, stem-bark, leaves and bark
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 3076157 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Bridelia ferruginea
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ira | 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 30 |
| Ira | Yoruba | Ogun State, Osun State and Oyo State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of anti-asthmatic plants in South Western Nigeria — Table 1, row 10 |
| Mmahu | 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 137 |