Botanical record
Morinda lucida
Morinda lucida is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Igbo and Yoruba.
- Accepted botanical name
- Morinda lucida
- Names as published
- Morinda lucida, Morinda lucida (Benth.) and Morinda lucida Benth.
- Common English
- Brimstone tree and Brimstone Tree
- Parts reported
- leaves and stem
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 5339834 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Morinda lucida
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eze-ogu | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 12 |
| Oruwo | 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 117 |
| Oruwo | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 12 |