Mtupa: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Mtupa in East Africa is the name of a plant defined with Euphorbia candelabrum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Euphorbia candelabrum Welw. ex Hiern, nom. illeg..
2) Mtupa is also identified with Euphorbia nyikae.
3) Mtupa is also identified with Euphorbia tirucalli It has the synonym Arthrothamnus bergii Klotzsch & Garcke (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Ann. Cons. Ultram. Lisb. (1856)
· Catalogue of the African Plants collected by Dr. F. Welwitsch in 1853– 61 (1853)
· Kirkia (1973)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Bulletin du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle (1899)
· Monatsberichte der Koniglich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin (1859)
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Starts with: Mtupa-wa-prima.
Full-text: Mtupa-wa-prima.
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