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Botanical record

Mimosa pigra

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

Accepted botanical name
Mimosa pigra
Names as published
Mimosa pigra Linn.
Parts reported
stem
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 2969431 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13

Local names recorded for Mimosa pigra

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
Ewon Agogo Yoruba Ogun State, Osun State and Oyo State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical survey of anti-asthmatic plants in South Western Nigeria — Table 1, row 28