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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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