Mkalamu: 1 definition
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Mkalamu 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)Mkalamu in Kenya is the name of a plant defined with Platycelyphium voense in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Commiphora voensis Engl. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Plantarum Rariorum Horti Caesarei Schoenbrunnensis (1797)
· Acta botanica neerlandica (1970)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1905)
· Biochemical Systematics and Ecology (1993)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1904)
· Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (1959)
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