Botanical record
Portulaca oleracea
Portulaca oleracea is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across ijc, ikw and Yoruba.
- Accepted botanical name
- Portulaca oleracea
- Names as published
- Portulaca oleracea (L.) and Portulaca oleracea L.
- Common English
- Purslane
- Parts reported
- whole plant and leaf
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 3084719 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Portulaca oleracea
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalaorwoegina | ijc | Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Bayelsa State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey and conservation of the indigenous plants used for traditional orthopedic care practices in Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Nigeria — Table 2, row 32 |
| Nti-odu | ikw | 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 145 |
| Semolapa | 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 136 |