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Botanical record

Harungana madagascariensis

Harungana madagascariensis is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba and ijc.

Accepted botanical name
Harungana madagascariensis
Names as published
Harungana madagascariens Lam. and Harungana madagascariensis Lam. ex Poir.
Common English
Haronga
Parts reported
leaf, stem and bark
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 3711847 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-09-13

Local names recorded for Harungana madagascariensis

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
Amuje 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 88
Amuje Yoruba Ogun State, Osun State and Oyo State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical survey of anti-asthmatic plants in South Western Nigeria — Table 1, row 24
Boopulo 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 21