ikw plant name

Obwa

Obwa is a ikw name for Mitracarpus hirtus, recorded in all local government areas of Rivers State, Rivers State, Nigeria.

The record

• Mitracarpus hirtus

  Name as published

  Obwa

  Language

  ikw

  Botanical name as published

  Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC.

  Parts reported

  leaves and stem

  Where recorded

  all local government areas of Rivers State, Rivers State, Nigeria

  Source

  Ethno medicinal survey of plants used by the indigenes of Rivers State of Nigeria — Table 1, row 151

  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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