Lekoko: 1 definition
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Lekoko 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) Lekoko in Cameroon is the name of a plant defined with Ficus lutea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Urostigma neumannii (Kunth & Bouché) Miq. (among others).
2) Lekoko is also identified with Ficus mucuso It has the synonym Ficus sidifolia Welw. ex Hiern) (the specific name from an African vernacular name (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1911)
· Forest Ecology and Management (2004)
· Annales Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavi (1867)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1885)
· La flore forestière de la Cote d’Ivoire (1936)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1901)
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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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