Botanical record
Rauvolfia vomitoria
Rauvolfia vomitoria is recorded under 2 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba and ijn.
- Accepted botanical name
- Rauvolfia vomitoria
- Names as published
- Rauvolfia vomitoria, Rauvolfia vomitoria Afzel. and Rauwolfia vomitoria Afzel
- Common English
- Swizzle Stick
- Parts reported
- leaf, root and leaves
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 3169770 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Rauvolfia vomitoria
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asofeyeje | 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 138 |
| Donuinya | ijn | 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 17 |