Botanical record
Piliostigma thonningii
Piliostigma thonningii is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba and Hausa.
- Accepted botanical name
- Piliostigma thonningii
- Names as published
- Piliostigma thonningii and Piliostigma thonningii (Schum.) Milne-Redh. (Synonym: Bauhinia thonningii Schum.)
- Common English
- camel's foot, monkey bread, Rhodesian bauhinia
- Parts reported
- stem-bark and leaves
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 2953141 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Piliostigma thonningii
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 | 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 132 |
| 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 40 |
| Kargo | 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 40 |