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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Lufufu in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Hibiscus fuscus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hibiscus ferrugineus auct., sensu Hochr., non Cav., misapplied name (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Dichten und Denken der Dschagganeger. (1909)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1824)
· Botanische Zeitung. Berlin (1849)
· History of the Chagga People of Kilimanjaro. (1964)

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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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