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Botanical record

Khaya ivorensis

Khaya ivorensis is recorded under 1 local name in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba.

Accepted botanical name
Khaya ivorensis
Names as published
Khaya ivorensis A. Juss.
Parts reported
bark
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 3852012 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-08-13

Local names recorded for Khaya ivorensis

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 nameLanguageWhere recordedSource
Oganwo Yoruba Ogun State, Osun State and Oyo State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical survey of anti-asthmatic plants in South Western Nigeria — Table 1, row 25