Botanical record
Burkea africana
Burkea africana is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Hausa and Fulfulde.
- Accepted botanical name
- Burkea africana
- Names as published
- Burkea africana
- Common English
- Wild seringa, Rhodesian ash, seringa tree
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 5348890 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Burkea africana
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakin Makarfo | 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 10 |
| Gwazan Kura | 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 10 |
| Jill Arab | Fulfulde | 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 10 |