Botanical record
Glycine max
Glycine max is recorded under 2 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba and ekp.
- Accepted botanical name
- Glycine max
- Names as published
- Glycine max and Glycine max L.
- Common English
- Soya bean
- Parts reported
- seeds and seed
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 5359660 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Glycine max
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewa | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 41 |
| Mmanu Agwa | ekp | 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 79 |