Botanical record
Senna alata
Senna alata is recorded under 1 local name in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across ikw.
- Accepted botanical name
- Senna alata
- Names as published
- Senna alata and Senna alata L.
- Common English
- Ringworm Bush
- Parts reported
- leaves
- GBIF taxonomy
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Local names recorded for Senna alata
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nduruchi | 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 44 |