Mkome: 1 definition
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Mkome 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) Mkome in East Africa is the name of a plant defined with Strychnos spinosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Strychnos schweinfurthii Gilg (among others).
2) Mkome in Tanzania is also identified with Psydrax parviflora It has the synonym Canthium rubrocostatum Robyns.
3) Mkome is also identified with Strychnos innocua.
4) Mkome is also identified with Strychnos pungens It has the synonym Strychnos pungens Gagnep. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Centurie de plantes d’Afrique (1826)
· Delile, Alire Raffeneau,
· Abh. Kon. Akad. Wiss. Berlin (1894)
· Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae (1851)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1999)
· Hortus Mauritianus (1837)
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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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