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Botanical record

Polyalthia suaveolens

Polyalthia suaveolens is recorded under 2 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba.

Accepted botanical name
Polyalthia suaveolens
Names as published
Polyalthia suaveolens Engl. & Diels (Synonym: Greenwayodendron suaveolens (Engl. & Diels) Verdc.)
Parts reported
stem
GBIF taxonomy
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Local names recorded for Polyalthia suaveolens

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
Agudugbu 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 135
Ooro 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 135