Botanical record
Thymus vulgaris
Thymus vulgaris is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across ikw, Yoruba and Igbo.
- Accepted botanical name
- Thymus vulgaris
- Names as published
- Thymus vulgaris and Thymus vulgaris L.
- Common English
- Curry leaf
- Parts reported
- leaves
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 5341442 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 98% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Thymus vulgaris
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akuko | ikw | 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 90 |
| Efinrin Wewe | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 10 |
| Nch-anwu | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 10 |