Botanical record
Corchorus olitorius
Corchorus olitorius is recorded under 4 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across ijn, Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa.
- Accepted botanical name
- Corchorus olitorius
- Names as published
- Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus olitorius L.
- Common English
- Bush okra/Jew fiber telteria/Jews Mallow
- Parts reported
- leaves and leaf
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 3152084 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Corchorus olitorius
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahihara | 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 173 |
| Ariraa/ulogburu | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 5 |
| Ewedu | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 5 |
| Lalo | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 5 |