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Botanical record

Phyllanthus emblica

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

Accepted botanical name
Phyllanthus emblica
Names as published
Emblica officinalis L.
Parts reported
leaves
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 5381660 · SYNONYM · EXACT match at 98% confidence · checked 2026-09-13

Local names recorded for Phyllanthus emblica

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
Igbero 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 82