Botanical record
Piliostigma reticulatum
Piliostigma reticulatum is recorded under 6 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba, Fulfulde, Hausa and Igbo.
- Accepted botanical name
- Piliostigma reticulatum
- Names as published
- Piliostigma reticulatum and Piliostigma reticulatum (Stapf.) Th. & H. Dur
- Common English
- English: camel's foot (Etkin).
- Parts reported
- bark and leaves
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 2953137 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Piliostigma reticulatum
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abafe | Yoruba | Ogun State, Osun State and Oyo State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of anti-asthmatic plants in South Western Nigeria — Table 1, row 36 |
| Abafin | Yoruba | 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 39 |
| Abafin | Yoruba | Ogun State, Osun State and Oyo State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of anti-asthmatic plants in South Western Nigeria — Table 1, row 36 |
| Batehi | Fulfulde | 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 39 |
| Kalgo | 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 39 |
| Okpo Atu | Igbo | 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 39 |