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Botanical record

Capsicum annuum

Capsicum annuum is recorded under 7 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba, Hausa, ijc and Igbo.

Accepted botanical name
Capsicum annuum
Names as published
Capsicum annuum, Capsicum annuum (L.) and Capsicum annuum L.
Common English
African pepper, Pepper, chili, Pepper, Chili and Red Pepper
Parts reported
fruit
GBIF taxonomy
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Local names recorded for Capsicum annuum

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 nameLanguageWhere recordedSource
Ata Wewe Yoruba Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 9
Ata Wewe Yoruba Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 60
Barkono Hausa Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 60
Egina ijc Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Bayelsa State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical survey and conservation of the indigenous plants used for traditional orthopedic care practices in Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Nigeria — Table 2, row 6
Ose Igbo Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 9
Ose/totashi Igbo Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 60
Tatashi Hausa Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 9