Botanical record
Kalanchoe pinnata
Kalanchoe pinnata is recorded under 5 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba, Hausa, ijc and ekp.
- Accepted botanical name
- Kalanchoe pinnata
- Names as published
- Bryophyllum pinnatum, Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken, Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam) Oken and Kalanchoe pinnatum (Lam).
- Common English
- Air Plant, Live leaf and Resurrection plant, life plant
- Parts reported
- stem, root, leaves, roots and leaf sap
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 2985930 · SYNONYM · EXACT match at 97% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Kalanchoe pinnata
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abamoda | 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 31 |
| Abomoda | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 27 |
| Beri | 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 24 |
| Eru-odundun | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 27 |
| Nkwaaka | 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 59 |