Botanical record
Citrus aurantium
Citrus aurantium is recorded under 6 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across unspecified language, Hausa, ikw, Igbo and Yoruba.
- Accepted botanical name
- Citrus aurantium
- Names as published
- Citrus aurantium L., Citrus paradisi Macfad., Citrus sinensis, Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck. and Citrus sinensis (Linn.)
- Common English
- Orange and Orange, Sweet
- Parts reported
- fruit, twigs, stem bark, fruits and peel
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 8077391 · SYNONYM · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Citrus aurantium
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appe | unspecified language | 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 157 |
| Lmu | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 11 |
| Ogbe | 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 160 |
| Or-oma | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 11 |
| Oroma | 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 159 |
| Osan | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 11 |