Botanical record
Croton gratissimus gratissimus
Croton gratissimus gratissimus is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba and unspecified language.
- Accepted botanical name
- Croton gratissimus gratissimus
- Names as published
- Croton zambesicus, Croton zambesicus L. and Croton zambesicus Mull.Arg. (Synonym: Croton gratissimus Burch.)
- Common English
- Tiger bush
- Parts reported
- leaf, root and leaves
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 7225816 · SYNONYM · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Croton gratissimus gratissimus
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aje-kofole | 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 58 |
| Aje-obale | 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 58 |
| Alele | 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 78 |