Botanical record
Gambeya albida
Gambeya albida is recorded under 5 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa and unspecified language.
- Accepted botanical name
- Gambeya albida
- Names as published
- Chrysophyllum albidum, Chrysophyllum albidum (G. Don), Chrysophyllum albidum G.Don and Chrysophyllum albidum Linn.
- Common English
- African star apple and African Star Apple
- Parts reported
- stem-bark, fruit, stem, seed and whole plant
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 2885630 · SYNONYM · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Gambeya albida
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agbalumo | Yoruba | Ogun State, Osun State and Oyo State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of anti-asthmatic plants in South Western Nigeria — Table 1, row 13 |
| Agbalumo | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 6 |
| Agwaliba | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 6 |
| Odara/udala | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 6 |
| Udara | unspecified language | 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 163 |