Botanical record
Prosopis africana
Prosopis africana is recorded under 2 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Hausa and Fulfulde.
- Accepted botanical name
- Prosopis africana
- Names as published
- Prosopis Africana
- Common English
- Iron wood; Axlewood
- Parts reported
- stem bark
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 5358514 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Prosopis africana
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirya | 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 41 |
| Kwahi | 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 41 |