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Botanical record

Euphorbia heterophylla

Euphorbia heterophylla is recorded under 1 local name in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba.

Accepted botanical name
Euphorbia heterophylla
Names as published
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
Parts reported
stem
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 3064495 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13

Local names recorded for Euphorbia heterophylla

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
Egele 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 78