Botanical record
Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Xanthosoma sagittifolium is recorded under 1 local name in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across unspecified language.
- Accepted botanical name
- Xanthosoma sagittifolium
- Names as published
- Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott
- Parts reported
- leaves and tuber
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 5330901 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Xanthosoma sagittifolium
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edebra | unspecified language | 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 18 |