Botanical record
Moringa oleifera
Moringa oleifera is recorded under 7 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo.
- Accepted botanical name
- Moringa oleifera
- Names as published
- Moringa oleifera and Moringa oleifera Lam.
- Common English
- Drumstick Tree, Horse radish tree, Moringa tree, “Never Die,” drumstick tree and Moringa
- Parts reported
- stem, leaves, roots, stem bark, fruit, pods and seeds
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 3054181 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Moringa oleifera
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bagaaruwar Makka | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 49 |
| Ewe Igbale | 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 118 |
| Ewe-ile | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 49 |
| Eweigbale | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 49 |
| Okweoyeibe | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 49 |
| Zogale | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 49 |
| Zogale | 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 35 |