Mbanga: 1 definition

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Mbanga 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) Mbanga in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Olinia rochetiana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Olinia usambarensis Gilg ex Engl. (among others).

2) Mbanga is also identified with Pericopsis angolensis It has the synonym Afrormosia schliebenii Harms (etc.).

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

· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1906)
· Comptes Rendues Acad. Sci., Paris (1846)
· Bot. Jahrb. (1894)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1871)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
· Abh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse (1894) (1894)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Mbanga, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

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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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