Botanical record
Tapinanthus globiferus
Tapinanthus globiferus is recorded under 2 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba and Hausa.
- Accepted botanical name
- Tapinanthus globiferus
- Names as published
- Tapinanthus globiferus and Tapinanthus globiferus (A.Rich.) Tiegh.
- Common English
- Mistletoe, loranthus, mulberry mistletoe
- Parts reported
- root, leaves and whole plant
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 7288131 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Tapinanthus globiferus
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afomo | 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 167 |
| Kauchi | 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 50 |