Botanical record
Mitragyna inermis
Mitragyna inermis is recorded under 5 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba, Hausa, Fulfulde and Igbo.
- Accepted botanical name
- Mitragyna inermis
- Names as published
- Mitragyna inermis and Nauclea africana Wild.
- Common English
- African Linden and False abura
- Parts reported
- root and bark
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 2900458 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 97% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Mitragyna inermis
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egbesi | Yoruba | Ogun State, Osun State and Oyo State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of anti-asthmatic plants in South Western Nigeria — Table 1, row 31 |
| Giyayya | 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 34 |
| Giyeya | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 76 |
| Koli | Fulfulde | 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 34 |
| Okobo | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 76 |