Botanical record
Xylopia aethiopica
Xylopia aethiopica is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba, ijc and ijn.
- Accepted botanical name
- Xylopia aethiopica
- Names as published
- Xylopia aethiopica, Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich. and Xylopia aethiopica Linn.
- Common English
- Ethiopian pepper and Ethiopian Pepper
- Parts reported
- fruit, seeds and fruits
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 3157151 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 99% confidence · checked 2026-08-13
Local names recorded for Xylopia aethiopica
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eeru | Yoruba | Ogun State, Osun State and Oyo State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of anti-asthmatic plants in South Western Nigeria — Table 1, row 45 |
| Enge | ijc | Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Bayelsa State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey and conservation of the indigenous plants used for traditional orthopedic care practices in Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Nigeria — Table 2, row 38 |
| Enyi | ijn | 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 9 |