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Botanical record

Cyanthillium cinereum

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

Accepted botanical name
Cyanthillium cinereum
Names as published
Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less. (Synonym: Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob.
Parts reported
leaf, stem and root
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 6445734 · SYNONYM · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13

Local names recorded for Cyanthillium cinereum

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
Amunimuye 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 180
Bojure 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 180