Botanical record
Daniellia oliveri
Daniellia oliveri is recorded under 6 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo.
- Accepted botanical name
- Daniellia oliveri
- Names as published
- Daniellia oliveri
- Common English
- African Copaiba Balsam, African copaiba balsam tree and African copaiba, balsam tree, niger-opal, maaje
- Parts reported
- bark, resin, leaves and gum
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 2948733 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Daniellia oliveri
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iya | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 13 |
| Kadaura | Hausa | Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos, Jos North, Jos South, Kanam, Mangu, Pankshin, Qua'an Pan and Wase, Plateau State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of animal diarrhoea in Plateau State, Nigeria — Table 1, row 17 |
| Kadaura | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 13 |
| Maje | Hausa | Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos, Jos North, Jos South, Kanam, Mangu, Pankshin, Qua'an Pan and Wase, Plateau State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of animal diarrhoea in Plateau State, Nigeria — Table 1, row 17 |
| Maje | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 13 |
| Ozabwa | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 13 |