Hausa plant name

Giyeya

Giyeya is a Hausa name for Mitragyna inermis, recorded in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

The record

• Mitragyna inermis

  Name as published

  Giyeya

  Language

  Hausa

  Botanical name as published

  Mitragyna inermis

  Parts reported

  bark

  Where recorded

  Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

  Source

  Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 76

  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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