Hausa plant name

Hawuusa

Hawuusa is a Hausa name for Plukenetia conophora, recorded in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

The record

• Plukenetia conophora

  Name as published

  Hawuusa

  Language

  Hausa

  Botanical name as published

  Tetracarpidium conophorum

  Parts reported

  bark, leaves, seeds and fruit

  Where recorded

  Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

  Source

  Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 40

  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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