Botanical record
Glyphaea brevis
Glyphaea brevis is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba, ijc and ikw.
- Accepted botanical name
- Glyphaea brevis
- Names as published
- Glyphaea brevis (Spreng.) Monach., Glyphaea brevis (SprengMonach.) and Glyphaea brevis Spreng
- Parts reported
- leaf, leaves, bark, fruit, stem and root
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 5706200 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Glyphaea brevis
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atori | 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 85 |
| Itolo | ijc | Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Bayelsa State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey and conservation of the indigenous plants used for traditional orthopedic care practices in Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Nigeria — Table 2, row 20 |
| Itono | ikw | 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 174 |