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Botanical record

Senna obtusifolia

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

Accepted botanical name
Senna obtusifolia
Names as published
Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Parts reported
leaf
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 2957408 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13

Local names recorded for Senna obtusifolia

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
Ako-rere 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 144
Epa Ikun 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 144