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Ethnobotanical Survey of Local Flora Used for Medicinal Purposes among Indigenous People in Five Areas in Lagos State, Nigeria

Sanko draws 270 published plant name mappings from Ethnobotanical Survey of Local Flora Used for Medicinal Purposes among Indigenous People in Five Areas in Lagos State, Nigeria.

DOI
10.3390/plants11050633
Table used
Supplementary Table S1
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Where the study was conducted
Alimosho, Badagry, Eti-Osa, Ijebu and Imota, Lagos State, Nigeria
Languages labelled in the source
Yoruba and Hausa
Scope Sanko uses
The runtime index uses the inventory's published vernacular mappings and parts, not the locality-by-locality therapeutic-use claims in Supplementary Table S2.

Mappings drawn from this source

Local nameLanguageAccepted botanical nameRow
Abafe Yoruba Piliostigma thonningii 132
Abamoda Yoruba Kalanchoe pinnata 31
Abeji Yoruba Pleioceras barteri 134
Abeko Yoruba Pleioceras barteri 134
Abere-oloko Yoruba Bidens pilosa 26
Abo Yoruba Annona senegalensis 17
Abo Yúnyún Yoruba Melanthera scandens 113
Aborisawaye Yoruba Malvastrum coromandelianum 109
Adere Yoruba Syzygium guineense 165
Afara Yoruba Terminalia ivorensis 169
Afomo Yoruba Tapinanthus globiferus 167
Agaga-odan Yoruba Margaritaria discoidea 111
Agbado Esin Yoruba Eragrostis namaquensis 74
Agbale Yoruba Tithonia diversifolia 173
Agbosa Yoruba Clerodendrum capitatum 47
Agbugbo Yoruba Melanthera scandens 113
Agudugbu Yoruba Polyalthia suaveolens 135
Agunmaniye Yoruba Gliricidia sepium 84
Aidan Toro Yoruba Senna tora 147
Aikujegure Yoruba Commelina africana 54
Ailu Yoruba Secamone afzelii 141
Aja-rere Yoruba Senna podocarpa 145
Ajagboluti Yoruba Dichrostachys cinerea 66
Ajagunmorasin Yoruba Heterotis rotundifolia 67
Ajanrere Yoruba Trichilia monadelpha 174
Aje-kofole Yoruba Croton gratissimus gratissimus 58
Aje-obale Yoruba Croton gratissimus gratissimus 58
Ajikewu Yoruba Gomphrena celosioides 86
Akee-eri Yoruba Triumfetta cordifolia 176
Akerejupoo Yoruba Sphenocentrum jollyanum 158
Akintola Yoruba Chromolaena odorata 42
Akisan Yoruba Stachytarpheta indica 162
Ako Rere Yoruba Trichilia monadelpha 174
Ako-rere Yoruba Senna obtusifolia 144
Ako-yun-yun Yoruba Synedrella nodiflora 164
Akoko Yoruba Newbouldia laevis 121
Alawefon Yoruba Sterculia tragacantha 163
Alubosa Eranko Yoruba Cyperus cyperoides 112
Amuje Yoruba Harungana madagascariensis 88
Amunimuye Yoruba Cyanthillium cinereum 180
Amuranju Yoruba Mezoneuron benthamianum 115
Apa Ọgbẹ́ Yoruba Phaulopsis ciliata 128
Apado Yoruba Barleria opaca 25
Apako Yoruba Cleistopholis patens 45
Aparan Yoruba Spigelia anthelmia 159
Apikan Yoruba Datura metel 64
Apoka Yoruba Persea americana 127
Araailomi Yoruba Laportea aestuans 83
Araasa Yoruba Macaranga barteri 106
Aranpolo Yoruba Coleus monostachyus 156
Arenikosun Yoruba Barleria opaca 25
Areyinkosun Aboro Yoruba Achyranthes aspera 4
Arilu Yoruba Secamone afzelii 141
Arojoku Yoruba Eclipta prostrata 68
Arunfofo Yoruba Senna hirsuta 143
Arunfonfon Yoruba Mesosphaerum suaveolens 94
Asa Yoruba Malvastrum coromandelianum 109
Asa Orisa Yoruba Malvastrum coromandelianum 109
Aseta Yoruba Mezoneuron benthamianum 115
Asofeyeje Yoruba Rauvolfia vomitoria 138
Asuwon Ibile Yoruba Senna podocarpa 145
Ata-igbó Yoruba Phaulopsis ciliata 128
Atale Yoruba Zingiber officinale 183
Atapara Yoruba Phaulopsis ciliata 128
Atewegbore Yoruba Merremia pterygocaulos 114
Atori Yoruba Glyphaea brevis 85
Awasa Yoruba Macaranga barteri 106
Awe Yoruba Margaritaria discoidea 111
Awede Yoruba Spermacoce ruelliae 28
Awede Yoruba Spermacoce verticillata 29
Awede Yoruba Heterotis rotundifolia 67
Awewe Yoruba Flueggea virosa 142
Aworo-ona Yoruba Eleutheranthera ruderalis 71
Aworo-ona Yoruba Synedrella nodiflora 164
Aya Oyinbo Yoruba Luffa aegyptiaca 105
Ayaa-ayaa Hausa Cyperus haspan 62
Ayagba Yoruba Senna siamea 146
Ayunre Yoruba Albizia ferruginea 7
Ayunre Yoruba Albizia lebbeck 8
Ayunre Were Yoruba Albizia zygia 9
Bị́bị́ị́mbẹĺ Ẹ́mọ ́ Yoruba Erigeron floribundus 75
Bojure Yoruba Cyanthillium cinereum 180
Bomu-bomu Yoruba Calotropis procera 35
Botuje Yoruba Jatropha curcas 99
Dagba Yoruba Pleioceras barteri 134
Dagunro Yoruba Acanthospermum hispidum 3
Dogoyaro Yoruba Azadirachta indica 23
Eeran Esin Yoruba Setaria scandens 123
Efinrin Yoruba Ocimum gratissimum 122
Efinrin Oso Yoruba Lantana camara 102
Efo’aba Yoruba Cyperus cyperoides 112
Egbesi Yoruba Nauclea latifolia 120
Egele Yoruba Euphorbia heterophylla 78
Egusi Itoo Yoruba Melothria sphaerocarpa 59
Eja Yoruba Mallotus oppositifolius 108
Ejaọmode Yoruba Indigofera hirsuta 97
Eje-jesu Yoruba Caladium bicolor 32
Ekanamagbo Yoruba Smilax anceps 153
Eke-oyibo Yoruba Azadirachta indica 23
Ekuku Gogoro Yoruba Sesamum indicum 148
Ekuku Gogoro Yoruba Sesamum radiatum 149
Ekuya Yoruba Cadaba fruticosa 46
Elu-aja Yoruba Indigofera arrecta 96
Elukeresi Yoruba Ipomoea involucrata 98
Emile Yoruba Euphorbia glaucophylla 77
Epa Ikun Yoruba Senna obtusifolia 144
Epa-ikun Yoruba Senna tora 147
Epaja-abo Yoruba Senna tora 147
Epin Yoruba Ficus exasperata 81
Eru Yoruba Astraea lobata 57
Eso Ojuologbo Ominsinminsin Gogoro Yoruba Scoparia dulcis 140
Etiponola Yoruba Boerhavia diffusa 27
Ewa-ahun Yoruba Centrosema pubescens 40
Ewe – Emu Yoruba Hibiscus surattensis 91
Ewe –Laa Yoruba Ricinus communis 139
Ewe Alujannu Yoruba Datura metel 64
Ewe Epo Yoruba Waltheria indica 182
Ewe Ifa Yoruba Alchornea cordifolia 10
Ewe Igbale Yoruba Moringa oleifera 118
Ewe Igbalode Yoruba Solanum torvum 155
Ewe Iran Yoruba Thaumatococcus daniellii 171
Ewe Morin Yoruba Senna tora 147
Ewe Oku Yoruba Polhillides velutina 65
Ewe Tea Yoruba Cymbopogon citratus 61
Eweade Yoruba Myrianthus arboreus 119
Eweroko Yoruba Telfairia occidentalis 168
Eweure Yoruba Myrianthus arboreus 119
Ewon-agogo Yoruba Lantana camara 102
Ewuro Yoruba Gymnanthemum amygdalinum 179
Eyin Olobe Yoruba Phyllanthus amarus 129
Eyin Olobe Yoruba Phyllanthus niruri 130
Feregede Yoruba Clerodendrum capitatum 47
Gaingain Yoruba Citrus aurantiifolia 44
Gbagodo Yoruba Commelina africana 54
Gbegbe Yoruba Icacina trichantha 95
Gbegi Yoruba Sida acuta 150
Gbegi Yoruba Eleusine indica 70
Gboyín-Gboyín Yoruba Cnestis ferruginea 51
Girofa Yoruba Psidium guajava 137
Gure Yoruba Talinum fruticosum 166
Ibishere Yoruba Myrianthus arboreus 119
Ido Yoruba Canna indica 36
Ido Apata Yoruba Microdesmis puberula 107
Igba Yoruba Solanum nigrum 154
Igbabgo Yoruba Albizia lebbeck 8
Igbalode Yoruba Tridax procumbens 175
Igbalode Legun Yoruba Solanum torvum 155
Igi Aro Yoruba Syzygium guineense 165
Ijan Yoruba Alchornea laxiflora 11
Ikeregun Yoruba Cyperus cyperoides 112
Ilasa Agborin Yoruba Urena lobata 178
Ilasa Omode Yoruba Urena lobata 178
Ilasa Oyibo Yoruba Urena lobata 178
Ìlẹ̀kẹ̀ Ọp̀ Ọlọ ́ Yoruba Commelina erecta 55
Imi Esu Yoruba Ageratum conyzoides 6
Ipa Yoruba Alchornea cordifolia 10
Ipa Yoruba Mallotus oppositifolius 108
Ipopo Ale Yoruba Gomphrena celosioides 86
Ira Yoruba Bridelia ferruginea 30
Iranje Yoruba Flueggea virosa 142
Irawo-ile Yoruba Spermacoce verticillata 29
Ireke Omode Yoruba Costus afer 56
Irosun Yoruba Baphia nitida 24
Iru Alangba Yoruba Stachytarpheta indica 162
Iru Eku Yoruba Stachytarpheta indica 162
Isapa Yoruba Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 90
Isapa Pupa Yoruba Hibiscus surattensis 91
Isedun Yoruba Clerodendrum paniculatum 48
Isedun Yoruba Clerodendrum umbellatum 49
Isekutu Yoruba Sida cordifolia 151
Isepe Agbe Yoruba Chassalia kolly 41
Isepotu Yoruba Sida acuta 150
Iso-obo Yoruba Sida cordifolia 151
Isu- Koko Yoruba Colocasia esculenta 53
Iwaregbo Yoruba Hoslundia opposita 93
Iyadudu Yoruba Mallotus oppositifolius 108
Iyeye Yoruba Spondias mombin 160
Jaloke Yoruba Artocarpus altilis 20
Jebo Yoruba Entandrophragma angolense 73
Jeja Yoruba Mallotus oppositifolius 108
Jenifinrani Yoruba Mezoneuron benthamianum 115
Jenjoko Yoruba Cissampelos owariensis 43
Jinwini Yoruba Acalypha fimbriata 2
Jogbo Yoruba Mesosphaerum suaveolens 94
Kaju Yoruba Anacardium occidentale 15
Kakansela Yoruba Paullinia pinnata 125
Kankan Ayaba Yoruba Luffa aegyptiaca 105
Kanminko Yoruba Cascabela thevetia 172
Kara Yoruba Dichrostachys cinerea 66
Korikodi Yoruba Waltheria indica 182
Koropo Yoruba Physalis angulata 131
Kurere Yoruba Adenia lobata 5
Laali Yoruba Lawsonia inermis 103
Lapalapa Yoruba Jatropha curcas 99
Lapalapa Pupa Yoruba Jatropha gossypiifolia 100
Lobiri Yoruba Asystasia gangetica 22
Loborikan Yoruba Canna indica 36
Lusina Yoruba Leucaena leucocephala 104
Marugbo Yoruba Clerodendrum volubile 50
Marugbosanyan Yoruba Clerodendrum volubile 50
Mongoro Yoruba Mangifera indica 110
Motisan Yoruba Sporobolus indicus 161
Nine-nine Yoruba Passiflora foetida 124
Obi-edun Yoruba Cola millenii 52
Obisere Yoruba Myrianthus arboreus 119
Odan Yoruba Ficus benjamina 79
Odan Yoruba Ficus polita 82
Ododo Odo Yoruba Ipomoea involucrata 98
Odu Yoruba Solanum nigrum 154
Odundun Owo Yoruba Emilia coccinea 72
Ogbe Akuko Yoruba Heliotropium indicum 89
Ogede Apara Yoruba Heterotis rotundifolia 67
Ogirisako Yoruba Anchomanes difformis 16
Ogundu Yoruba Dalbergia saxatilis 63
Ojiji Yoruba Dalbergia saxatilis 63
Oju Oro Yoruba Urena lobata 178
Oju-eja Yoruba Mallotus oppositifolius 108
Oju-ologbo-nla Yoruba Apodostigma pallens 92
Okababa Yoruba Sorghum bicolor 157
Okagbo Yoruba Sterculia tragacantha 163
Okeriri Yoruba Urena lobata 177
Okeriri Yoruba Urena lobata 178
Òlógbọn Gbũrú Yoruba Secamone afzelii 141
Ologbosere Yoruba Erythrina senegalensis 76
Olojongbodu Yoruba Coleus monostachyus 156
Olorunyinni Yoruba Scoparia dulcis 140
Olowonransansan Yoruba Malvastrum coromandelianum 109
Ominsinmisin Yoruba Abrus precatorius 1
Omu Aja Yoruba Cnestis ferruginea 51
Oori Yoruba Vitex doniana 181
Ooro Yoruba Polyalthia suaveolens 135
Ope Yoruba Elaeis guineensis 69
Opon Yoruba Tetracera alnifolia 170
Opoto Yoruba Ficus sur 80
Oraigbo Yoruba Grewia pubescens 87
Orila Yoruba Cleistopholis patens 45
Orokoro Yoruba Mallotus oppositifolius 108
Oruwo Yoruba Morinda lucida 117
Osekutu Yoruba Sida acuta 150
Osekutu Yoruba Sida linifolia 152
Osunsun Yoruba Carpolobia lutea 38
Otete Yoruba Spermacoce verticillata 29
Padimo Yoruba Mimosa pudica 116
Pandoro Yoruba Kigelia africana 101
Patanmo Yoruba Mimosa pudica 116
Perotis Yoruba Perotis indica 126
Pia Yoruba Persea americana 127
Pine Yoruba Pinus caribaea 133
Ponpondo Yoruba Canavalia ensiformis 37
Rekureku Yoruba Alternanthera sessilis 12
Rere Yoruba Senna hirsuta 143
Rerinkomi Yoruba Ageratum conyzoides 6
Sábárúmá Yoruba Tridax procumbens 175
Samikoko Yoruba Cyperus cyperoides 112
Sapo Yoruba Anthocleista djalonensis 18
Sapo Yoruba Anthocleista vogelii 19
Sawerepepe Yoruba Cyathula prostrata 60
Sekuseku Yoruba Malvastrum coromandelianum 109
Semolapa Yoruba Portulaca oleracea 136
Sepeleba Yoruba Tithonia diversifolia 173
Soko Yoruba Celosia argentea 39
Tete Yoruba Amaranthus viridis 14
Tete Elegun Yoruba Amaranthus spinosus 13
Tete- Eegungun Yoruba Costus afer 56
Teteegun Yoruba Amaranthus spinosus 13
Ugwu Yoruba Telfairia occidentalis 168
Waapa Yoruba Cymbopogon citratus 61
Werepe Ibile Yoruba Calopogonium mucunoides 34
Yogboro Yoruba Triumfetta cordifolia 176
Yunyun Yoruba Aspilia africana 21