Kiviruviru: 1 definition
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Kiviruviru means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kiviruviru in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Afrocanthium lactescens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Plectronia randii (S. Moore) Eyles (among others).
2) Kiviruviru is also identified with Psydrax livida It has the synonym Afrocanthium burttii (Bullock) Lantz (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1785)
· Just’s Bot. Jahresber. (1898)
· Transactions of the Rhodesia Scientifi c Association (1951)
· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
· Catalogue of the African Plants collected by Dr. F. Welwitsch in 1853--61 (1853)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1907)
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