Botanical record
Persea americana
Persea americana is recorded under 5 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba, ikw and Igbo.
- Accepted botanical name
- Persea americana
- Names as published
- Persea americana (Mill) and Persea americana Mill.
- Common English
- Avocado pear
- Parts reported
- fruits, leaves, fruit and leaf
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 3034046 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Persea americana
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apoka | 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 127 |
| Igba/apoka | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 50 |
| Pia | 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 127 |
| Ube | ikw | 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 99 |
| Ube-beke | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 50 |