Botanical record
Mangifera indica
Mangifera indica is recorded under 5 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Hausa, ikw, Yoruba and ijc.
- Accepted botanical name
- Mangifera indica
- Names as published
- Mangifera indica (L.), Mangifera indica L and Mangifera indica L.
- Common English
- Mango
- Parts reported
- leaf, bark, leaves and stem- bark
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 3190638 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Mangifera indica
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mango | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 18 |
| Manko | 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 6 |
| Mongora | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 18 |
| Mongoro | 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 110 |
| Ogune | 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 26 |