Yoruba plant name

Ewe-ile

Ewe-ile is a Yoruba name for Moringa oleifera, recorded in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

The record

• Moringa oleifera

  Name as published

  Ewe-ile

  Language

  Yoruba

  Botanical name as published

  Moringa oleifera Lam.

  Parts reported

  stem, leaves, roots, stem bark and fruit

  Where recorded

  Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

  Source

  Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 49

  Scope used

  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.

  Verification

  Taxonomy checked against GBIF. Not reviewed by a botanist, language reviewer or practitioner.

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