Mchinka: 1 definition

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Mchinka 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) Mchinka in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Vitex doniana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vitex homblei De Wild. (among others).

2) Mchinka is also identified with Vitex mombassae It has the synonym Vitex flavescens Rolfe (etc.).

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

· Flora of Tropical Africa (1900)
· Hortus Britannicus (1827)
· Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1914)
· Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London (1824)
· Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l’État (1963)
· Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (1935)

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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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