Botanical record
Sida acuta
Sida acuta is recorded under 4 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba and ikw.
- Accepted botanical name
- Sida acuta
- Names as published
- Sida acuta, Sida acuta Burm.f. and Sida acuta L.
- Common English
- Broom Weed
- Parts reported
- leaf, leaves and root
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 3933670 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Sida acuta
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbegi | 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 150 |
| Isepotu | 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 150 |
| Nkwoda | 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 108 |
| Osekutu | 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 150 |