Saturday, 17 September 2016

Yoruba Names of Plants (Continued from where I Stopped)


I cannot Post all the Yoruba Names of Herbs once, because we have many herbs and the more research I conduct, the more I discover new herbs and names. Here is the continuation of the List.

    Alchornea cordifolia – Ipa
    Caesalpinia pulcherima – Barbados pride, dwarf poinciana, Barbados flower-fence – Eko-omode
    Afzelia africana – Afzelia, Lenke, Lengue, or Doussi – Apa-igbo
    Alternanthera sessilis – sessile joyweed or dwarf copperleaf – Reku-reku
    Anacardium occidentale – Cashew – Kasu
    Anthocleista djalonensis, Anthocleista liebrechtsiana – Sapo, Shapo
    Arachis hypogea – peanut, or groundnut – Epa
    Bambusa vulgaris – Golden Bamboo, or Buddha’s Belly Bamboo – Oparun
    Baphia nitida – African sandalwood – Osun, Irosun
    Allanblackia floribunda – tallow tree – Eku, Eso roro
    Byrsocarpus coccineus – Amuje wewe
    Calendula officinalis – pot marigold – Ododo-Maria in yoruba
    Calotropis procera – Sodom apple – Bomubomu
    Canarium schweinfurthii – African elemi or canarium – Paapo, Origbo


    Canavalia ensiformis – jack bean – Sese-nla
    Carapa procera – Carapa – Abo-oganwo
    Cardiospermum halicacabum – balloon plant or love in a puff – Shaworo
    Celastrus indica – Ponju-owiwi
    Ceiba pentandra – Araba
    Cissampelos owariensis – Ewe jokoje
    Chromolaena odorata – Siam weed – Akintola, Awolowo
    Tetracarpidium conophorum – Nigerian walnut – Awusa, Asala
    Vernonia colorata – Ironweed – Eriro-Ijebu
    Xylopia aethiopica – Eeru, Erunje
    Tridax procumbens – Igbalode, Muwagun
    Waltheria indica – Ewe-epo
    Vitex doniana – Oori-nla
    Uvaria chamae – finger root or bush banana – Eruju
    Viscum album – mistletoe- Afomo in yoruba
    Uvaria afzelii – Gbongbose, Anikan wogba-arun
    Urena lobata – Ilasa-agborin, Ilasa-omode
    Uraria picta – Alupayida
    Voacanga africana – Ako-dodo
    Argemone mexicana – Mexican poppy, Mexican prickly poppy, Flowering thistle, cardo or cardosanto – Egun arugbo, Ekan-ekun
    Artocarpus altilis – Berefurutu
    Boerhaavia diffusa – punarnava – Etiponla, Olowojeja
    Borreria verticillata – Irawo ile
    Carpolobia lutea – Osunsun
    Citrullus colocynthis – colocynth, bitter apple, bitter cucumber, desert gourd, egusi, or vine of Sodom – Egusi-baara
    Citrus aurantium – Bitter orange, Seville orange, sour orange, bigarade orange, or marmalade orange – Osan
    Aspilia africana – Yunyun
    Nicotiana tabacum – Ewe taba

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