Gulungu: 1 definition
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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Gulungu in India is the name of a plant defined with Hibiscus cannabinus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Furcaria cavanillesii Kostel. (among others).
2) Gulungu in Tanzania is also identified with Zanha africana It has the synonym Dialiopsis africana Radlk..
3) Gulungu is also identified with Zanha golungensis It has the synonym Commiphora fraxinoides (Hiern) K. Schum. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botanical Register (1825)
· Fl. Zambes. (1966)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2004)
· Catalogue of the African Plants collected by Dr. F. Welwitsch (1853)
· Annuaire du Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de Genève (1916)
· Plant Biology (2000)
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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
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