Botanical record
Cassytha filiformis
Cassytha filiformis is recorded under 4 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across ikw, Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa.
- Accepted botanical name
- Cassytha filiformis
- Names as published
- Cassytha filiformis and Cassytha filiformis L.
- Common English
- Devil′s gut, parasitic vine
- Parts reported
- whole plant and stem twigs
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 3033999 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 97% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Cassytha filiformis
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngbu Akpu | 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 98 |
| Omonigelegele | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 73 |
| Omoniginigini | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 73 |
| Sulunwahi. | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 73 |