Botanical record
Smilax anceps
Smilax anceps is recorded under 2 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba and ekp.
- Accepted botanical name
- Smilax anceps
- Names as published
- Smilax anceps Willd and Smilax kraussiana Meisn. Smilax anceps Willd.)
- Parts reported
- root
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 5295301 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Smilax anceps
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekanamagbo | 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 153 |
| Jiabana | ekp | 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 165 |