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Botanical record

Polhillides velutina

Polhillides velutina is recorded under 1 local name in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba.

Accepted botanical name
Polhillides velutina
Names as published
Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC.
Parts reported
leaf
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 10829464 · SYNONYM · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13

Local names recorded for Polhillides velutina

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
Ewe Oku 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 65