Botanical record
Striga hermonthica
Striga hermonthica is recorded under 2 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Fulfulde and Hausa.
- Accepted botanical name
- Striga hermonthica
- Names as published
- Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth
- Common English
- Witchweed; purple witchweed
- Parts reported
- whole plant
- GBIF taxonomy
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Local names recorded for Striga hermonthica
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turguel | Fulfulde | Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos, Jos North, Jos South, Kanam, Mangu, Pankshin, Qua'an Pan and Wase, Plateau State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of animal diarrhoea in Plateau State, Nigeria — Table 1, row 48 |
| Wuta-wuta | Hausa | Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos, Jos North, Jos South, Kanam, Mangu, Pankshin, Qua'an Pan and Wase, Plateau State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of animal diarrhoea in Plateau State, Nigeria — Table 1, row 48 |