Botanical record
Parkia biglobosa
Parkia biglobosa is recorded under 1 local name in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Hausa.
- Accepted botanical name
- Parkia biglobosa
- Names as published
- Parkia biglobosa
- Common English
- African Locust Bean, African Locust Bean (fermented) and African locust bean; Monkey cutlass tree
- Parts reported
- bark, leaves, seeds and stem bark
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 5348812 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 97% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Parkia biglobosa
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doruwa | 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 38 |