Msungwi: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Msungwi in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Flacourtia indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Flacourtia parvifolia Merr. (among others).
2) Msungwi is also identified with Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia.
3) Msungwi is also identified with Sorindeia madagascariensis It has the synonym Toxicodendron vernix Kuntze (etc.).
4) Msungwi is also identified with Vitex mombassae It has the synonym Vitex mombassae var. parviflora (Gibbs) G. Piep. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Rev. Anacardiac. (1869)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (1935)
· Lingnan Science Journal (1930)
· Abhandlungen der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse (1894)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1868)
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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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