Botanical record
Colocasia esculenta
Colocasia esculenta is recorded under 7 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Igbo, Hausa, ekp and Yoruba.
- Accepted botanical name
- Colocasia esculenta
- Names as published
- Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott and Colocasia esculentum (L.) Schott
- Common English
- Cocoyam, Wild taro
- Parts reported
- tuber, leaves, whole plant and leaf
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 5330776 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Colocasia esculenta
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ede | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 19 |
| Gwamba | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 19 |
| Inodin | ekp | 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 20 |
| Isu- Koko | 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 53 |
| Koko | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 19 |
| Kokof-un | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 19 |
| Kokoibile | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 19 |