Botanical record
Heliotropium indicum
Heliotropium indicum is recorded under 6 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba, ekp, Hausa and Igbo.
- Accepted botanical name
- Heliotropium indicum
- Names as published
- Heliotropium indicum L and Heliotropium indicum L.
- Common English
- Cock’s comb, Heliotrope
- Parts reported
- whole plant and leaf
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 2925788 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Heliotropium indicum
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agogo-igun | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 31 |
| Apari- Igun | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 31 |
| Azu | 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 37 |
| Kalkashin Korama | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 31 |
| Ogb-eria-kuko | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 31 |
| Ogbe Akuko | 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 89 |