Botanical record
Spermacoce verticillata
Spermacoce verticillata is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba.
- Accepted botanical name
- Spermacoce verticillata
- Names as published
- Borreria verticillata (L.) G.Mey. (Synonym: Spermacoce verticillata L.)
- Parts reported
- leaf
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 2918574 · SYNONYM · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Spermacoce verticillata
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awede | 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 29 |
| Irawo-ile | 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 29 |
| Otete | 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 29 |