Botanical record
Musa paradisiaca
Musa paradisiaca is recorded under 5 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa and ijn.
- Accepted botanical name
- Musa paradisiaca
- Names as published
- Musa paradisiaca, Musa paradisiaca L. and Musa sapientum Linn.
- Common English
- Plantain
- Parts reported
- root, stem, leaves, unripe fruit and fruit
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 2762752 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Musa paradisiaca
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abrika/Okirima | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 51 |
| Ogede Agagba | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 51 |
| Ogede Were | Yoruba | Ogun State, Osun State and Oyo State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of anti-asthmatic plants in South Western Nigeria — Table 1, row 29 |
| Okamu/ayaba | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 51 |
| Okirima | 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 119 |