Botanical record
Ficus platyphylla
Ficus platyphylla is recorded under 2 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Fulfulde and Hausa.
- Accepted botanical name
- Ficus platyphylla
- Names as published
- Ficus platyphylla
- Common English
- Flake/Red Kano rubber tree
- Parts reported
- stem bark
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 5572533 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Ficus platyphylla
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundehi | Fulfulde | 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 24 |
| Gamji | 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 24 |