Botanical record
Ipomoea involucrata
Ipomoea involucrata is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba and ijn.
- Accepted botanical name
- Ipomoea involucrata
- Names as published
- Ipomoea involucrata P. Beauv. and Ipomoea involucrata P.Beauv. (Synonym: Ipomoea pileata Roxb.)
- Parts reported
- leaf, stem, root and leaves
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 7323903 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Ipomoea involucrata
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elukeresi | 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 98 |
| Fifilori | ijn | 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 55 |
| Ododo Odo | 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 98 |