Botanical record
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Jatropha gossypiifolia is recorded under 4 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Igbo and Yoruba.
- Accepted botanical name
- Jatropha gossypiifolia
- Names as published
- Jatropha gossypifolia and Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
- Common English
- Wild Cassava
- Parts reported
- stem latex, leaf and root
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 3072900 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Jatropha gossypiifolia
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ake Mbogho | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 62 |
| Binidi Zugu | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 62 |
| Botuje Pupa | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 62 |
| Lapalapa Pupa | 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 100 |