Botanical record
Millettia thonningii
Millettia thonningii is recorded under 5 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo.
- Accepted botanical name
- Millettia thonningii
- Names as published
- Milletia thonningii and Millettia thonningii
- Common English
- Millet
- Parts reported
- roots and bark
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 5355788 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Millettia thonningii
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajukwu | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 75 |
| Ito | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 75 |
| Okeokpa | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 75 |
| Tuburku | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 75 |
| Tumburku | Hausa | Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos, Jos North, Jos South, Kanam, Mangu, Pankshin, Qua'an Pan and Wase, Plateau State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of animal diarrhoea in Plateau State, Nigeria — Table 1, row 33 |