Igbo plant name

Nche Awula

Nche Awula is a Igbo name for Cymbopogon citratus, recorded in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

The record

• Cymbopogon citratus

  Name as published

  Nche awula

  Language

  Igbo

  Botanical name as published

  Cymbopogon citratus

  Parts reported

  leaves, stems and leaf

  Where recorded

  Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

  Source

  Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 58

  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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