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Botanical record

Philenoptera cyanescens

Philenoptera cyanescens is recorded under 1 local name in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across ijn.

Accepted botanical name
Philenoptera cyanescens
Names as published
Lonchocarpus cyanescens (Schum. & Thonn.) Benth.
Parts reported
root, stem and leaves
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 2944764 · SYNONYM · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13

Local names recorded for Philenoptera cyanescens

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 nameLanguageWhere recordedSource
Nji 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 131