Yoruba Names for plants (Continued)

Lawsonia inermis – Henna plant – Laali, Lali
Ficus exasperata -Ficus Tree – Epin
Ficus asperifolia – Ipin
Ficus capensis – Opoto
Ficus elegans – Asoro
Ficus mucuso – Odan-afomo
Ficus thoningii – Odan-abaa
Ficus vallis-choudae – Ogunro
Vernonia amygdalina – Ewuro
Phyllanthus amarus – stonebreaker or seed-under-leaf- Eyin-olobe
Mucuna sloanei – Werepe


Mucuna pruriens – Ewe-ina, Yerepe
Alstonia congensis – Ahun
Mangifera indica – Mango – Mangoro
Nauclea latifolia – Egbesi
Sorghum bicolor – Poroporo okababa
Senna fistula – Aidantoro
Erythophleum suaveolens – Erun obo, Olu-obo
Ocimum gratissimum – Clove Basil- Efirin
Telfaria occidentalis – Fluted gourd – Ugwu
Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides – Senegal prickly-ash or artar root – Orin ata
Acalypha wilkesiana – Jiwini, Ewe lapapupa
Sida cordifolia – flannel weed – Epo-obo
Sida pilosa – Eesinle
Sida rhombifolia – Iseketu pupa
Thaumatococcus danielli – Ewe moi-moi
Azadirachta indica – Neem, Nimtree or Indian Lilac – Dongoyaro
Aloe vera – Ahon-erin
Aloe barteri – Eti-erin, Ida-egun, Ida-orisa
Garcinia kola – bitter kola – Orogbo
Ageratum conyzoides – Billygoat-weed, Chick weed, Goatweed, Whiteweed – Imi-esu
Abelmoschus esculentus – Okra- Ila
Abrus precatorius -jequirity, Crab’s eye, rosary pea, precatory pea or bean, John Crow Bead, Indian licorice – Oju-ologbo
Abutilon mauritianum – Furu
Acacia ataxacantha – Ihun, Ewon adele
Acacia nilotica – Baani, Booni
Acanthospermum hispidum – Bristly starbur, Goat’s head, Hispid starburr – Dagunro
Acanthus montanus – Bear’s Breech or Mountain Thistle – Ahon-ekun, Irunmu arugbo
Adansonia digitata – baobab – Ose
Aerva lanata – mountain knotgrass – Efun-ile
Aframomum melegueta – Grains of Paradise – Atare
Alafia barteri – Agbari etu
Allium ascalonicum – The shallot – Alubosa elewe, alubosa onisu