Botanical record
Olax subscorpioidea
Olax subscorpioidea is recorded under 2 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba and unspecified language.
- Accepted botanical name
- Olax subscorpioidea
- Names as published
- Olax subscorpioidea, Olax subscorpioidea Oliv. and Olax subscorpioidea Oliver
- Common English
- Olax
- Parts reported
- root, leaves and stem
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 7397039 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Olax subscorpioidea
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ifon | Yoruba | Ogun State, Osun State and Oyo State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of anti-asthmatic plants in South Western Nigeria — Table 1, row 33 |
| Uburubu | unspecified language | 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 124 |