Mtonga: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Mtonga in East Africa is the name of a plant defined with Strychnos spinosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Strychnos tonga Gilg (among others).
2) Mtonga is also identified with Xylocarpus granatum It has the synonym Carapa obovata Blume (etc.).
3) Mtonga in Kenya is also identified with Strychnos decussata It has the synonym see Mary Gunn and Leslie E. Codd, Botanical Exploration of Southern Africa. 82–83. Cape Town 1981 (etc.).
4) Mtonga in South Rhodesia is also identified with Croton megalobotrys It has the synonym Oxydectes megalobotrys (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze (etc.).
5) Mtonga in Tanzania is also identified with Oncoba spinosa.
6) Mtonga is also identified with Strychnos cocculoides It has the synonym Strychnos suberosa De Wild..
7) Mtonga is also identified with Strychnos innocua.
8) Mtonga is also identified with Strychnos pungens It has the synonym Strychnos pungens Gagnep. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Fitoterapia (2001)
· Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhod.–Kongo-Exped. (1914)
· Planta Medica (1981)
· Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot. (1911)
· Études de systematique et de géographie botaniques sur la flore de Bas- et du Moyen-Congo (1904)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1902)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mtongatonga, Mtongawali, Mtongazi.
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