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Botanical record

Clerodendrum capitatum

Clerodendrum capitatum is recorded under 2 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba.

Accepted botanical name
Clerodendrum capitatum
Names as published
Clerodendrum capitatum (Willd.) Schumach & Thonn.
Parts reported
leaf and root
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 3894676 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13

Local names recorded for Clerodendrum capitatum

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
Agbosa Yoruba Alimosho, Badagry, Eti-Osa, Ijebu and Imota, Lagos State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Survey of Local Flora Used for Medicinal Purposes among Indigenous People in Five Areas in Lagos State, Nigeria — Supplementary Table S1, row 47
Feregede Yoruba Alimosho, Badagry, Eti-Osa, Ijebu and Imota, Lagos State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Survey of Local Flora Used for Medicinal Purposes among Indigenous People in Five Areas in Lagos State, Nigeria — Supplementary Table S1, row 47