Loko is a loa, patron of healers and plants, especially trees in the Vodou religion.
Among several other loa, he is linked with the poteau mitan or center post in a Vodou peristyle.
[1] He is the husband of the loa Ayizan and just as she is the archetypal mambo (priestess), Loko is considered the first houngan (priest).
Both are powerful guardians of "regleman" or the correct and appropriate form of Vodoun service.
[1] He is related to the Iroko and the Ceiba pentandra, two sacred trees, one in Africa and one in Mesoamerica.