Botanical record
Elaeis guineensis
Elaeis guineensis is recorded under 4 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across ijc, ikw and Yoruba.
- Accepted botanical name
- Elaeis guineensis
- Names as published
- Elaeis guineensis (Jacq.), Elaeis guineensis Jacq and Elaeis guineensis Jacq.
- Common English
- Oil palm
- Parts reported
- fruit pericarp, stem and root
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 2731882 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Elaeis guineensis
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lobolou | ijc | Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Bayelsa State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey and conservation of the indigenous plants used for traditional orthopedic care practices in Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Nigeria — Table 2, row 16 |
| Lugutin | ijc | Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Bayelsa State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey and conservation of the indigenous plants used for traditional orthopedic care practices in Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Nigeria — Table 2, row 16 |
| Nkwo | 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 127 |
| Ope | 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 69 |