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Botanical record

Spigelia anthelmia

Spigelia anthelmia is recorded under 1 local name in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba.

Accepted botanical name
Spigelia anthelmia
Names as published
Spigelia anthelmia L.
Parts reported
leaf and stem
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 5414391 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13

Local names recorded for Spigelia anthelmia

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
Aparan 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 159