Mpamba mwitu: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Mpamba mwitu in East Africa is the name of a plant defined with Calotropis procera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Madorius procerus (Aiton) Kuntze (among others).
2) Mpamba mwitu is also identified with Strophanthus petersianus It has the synonym Strophanthus verrucosus (Pax) Stapf (etc.).
3) Mpamba mwitu in Kenya is also identified with Gossypioides kirkii It has the synonym Gossypium microcarpum sensu Garcia (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journ. Genet. (1935)
· New Phytologist (1947)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (8217)
· Les Figures des Plantes et Animaux d'Usage en Medecine (1764)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1882)
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Partial matches: Mwitu.
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