Botanical record

Mallotus oppositifolius

Mallotus oppositifolius is recorded under 6 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba.

Accepted botanical name: Mallotus oppositifolius
Names as published: Mallotus oppositifolius (Geiseler) Müll.Arg.
Parts reported: stem and root
GBIF taxonomy: usage key 5378557 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13

Local names recorded for Mallotus oppositifolius

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
Eja	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 108
Ipa	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 108
Iyadudu	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 108
Jeja	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 108
Oju-eja	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 108
Orokoro	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 108