Botanical record
Citrullus colocynthis
Citrullus colocynthis is recorded under 4 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Hausa, Yoruba, ijn and Igbo.
- Accepted botanical name
- Citrullus colocynthis
- Names as published
- Citrullus colocynthis (L.) and Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad
- Common English
- Colocynth, wild gourd.
- Parts reported
- fruit, leaves and seed shell
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 2874622 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Citrullus colocynthis
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egbsi/guna | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 34 |
| Egunsi | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 34 |
| Egusi | ijn | 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 61 |
| Elili/egwusi | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 34 |