Botanical record
Dialium guineense
Dialium guineense is recorded under 4 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa and ikw.
- Accepted botanical name
- Dialium guineense
- Names as published
- Dialium guineense, Dialium guineense (Wild) and Dialium guineense Willd
- Common English
- Velvet Tamarind and Velvet, black tamarid, tumble tree
- Parts reported
- leaves, fruit, bark and twigs
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 2971007 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Dialium guineense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awin | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 36 |
| Icheku | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 36 |
| Tsamiyar Kurmi | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 36 |
| Ugbe-him | ikw | 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 43 |