Botanical record
Irvingia gabonensis
Irvingia gabonensis is recorded under 4 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba and ikw.
- Accepted botanical name
- Irvingia gabonensis
- Names as published
- Irvingia gabonensis and Irvingia gabonensis (Ambry-lecomte ex O' Rorke) Baill.
- Common English
- African/Native/Bush mango and Bush Mango
- Parts reported
- bark, leaves, seeds and seed
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 5380976 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 98% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Irvingia gabonensis
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mamujigoro | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 43 |
| Ogb-ono | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 43 |
| Oro Mopa | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 43 |
| Ugili | ikw | 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 86 |