Botanical record
Uvaria chamae
Uvaria chamae is recorded under 2 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba and ikw.
- Accepted botanical name
- Uvaria chamae
- Names as published
- Uvaria chamae P. Beauv. and Uvaria chammae Linn.
- Parts reported
- root-bark, root and leaves
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 3154319 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Uvaria chamae
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbogbonse | Yoruba | Ogun State, Osun State and Oyo State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of anti-asthmatic plants in South Western Nigeria — Table 1, row 43 |
| Mfee | 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 10 |