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Botanical record

Gomphrena celosioides

Gomphrena celosioides is recorded under 2 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba.

Accepted botanical name
Gomphrena celosioides
Names as published
Gomphrena celosioides Mart.
Parts reported
leaf and stem
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 3084911 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13

Local names recorded for Gomphrena celosioides

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
Ajikewu 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 86
Ipopo Ale 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 86