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Botanical record

Gymnanthemum amygdalinum

Gymnanthemum amygdalinum is recorded under 7 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba, ijc, Igbo, ekp and Hausa.

Accepted botanical name
Gymnanthemum amygdalinum
Names as published
Vernonia amygdalina, Vernonia amygdalina (Del.), Vernonia amygdalina Del. and Vernonia amygdalina Delile
Common English
Bitter leaf and Bitter Leaf
Parts reported
leaf, stem, leaves and bark
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 3130899 · SYNONYM · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13

Local names recorded for Gymnanthemum amygdalinum

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
Ewuro 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 179
Ewuro Yoruba Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 21
Kiriorugbo 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 37
Olug-bu Igbo Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 21
Olugbu 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 31
Onu-gbu Igbo Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 21
Shiwaka Hausa Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 21