Igbo plant name

Or-oma

Or-oma is a Igbo name for Citrus aurantium, recorded in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

The record

• Citrus aurantium

  Name as published

  Or-oma

  Language

  Igbo

  Botanical name as published

  Citrus sinensis (Linn.)

  Parts reported

  twigs, stem bark, fruits and peel

  Where recorded

  Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

  Source

  Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 11

  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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