Yoruba names for plants. and herbs II

 

      Check previous post for Yoruba names for plants and herbs. These are Yoruba names for more plants.

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• 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