Botanical record
Cocos nucifera
Cocos nucifera is recorded under 4 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa.
- Accepted botanical name
- Cocos nucifera
- Names as published
- Cocos nucifera and Cocos nucifera Linn.
- Common English
- Coconut
- Parts reported
- fruit, flesh, fruit water, oil, shell and nut
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 2735117 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Cocos nucifera
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agbon | Yoruba | Ogun State, Osun State and Oyo State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of anti-asthmatic plants in South Western Nigeria — Table 1, row 14 |
| Agbon | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 24 |
| Aku-beke | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 24 |
| Mosara | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 24 |