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Botanical record

Mimosa pudica

Mimosa pudica is recorded under 7 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba, ijc, ijn and Hausa.

Accepted botanical name
Mimosa pudica
Names as published
Mimosa pudica, Mimosa pudica (L.) and Mimosa pudica L.
Common English
Sensitive plant
Parts reported
leaves, whole plant, leaf and stem
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 2969284 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 98% confidence · checked 2026-09-13

Local names recorded for Mimosa pudica

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
Aluro Yoruba Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 77
Dabomenetibigban 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 27
Igbanagbana 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 27
Onwueke ijn 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 114
Padimo 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 116
Patanmo 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 116
Patanmo Hausa Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 77