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Botanical record

Gloriosa superba

Gloriosa superba is recorded under 1 local name in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across unspecified language.

Accepted botanical name
Gloriosa superba
Names as published
Gloriosa superba L.
Parts reported
tuber and leaves
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 2740024 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13

Local names recorded for Gloriosa superba

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
Ugu-ele 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 105