Mtwetwe: 1 definition
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Mtwetwe 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)Mtwetwe in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Tabernaemontana pachysiphon in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Conopharyngia holstii (K. Schum.) Stapf (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Phytochemistry (1771)
· Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas C (1895)
· Flora of West Tropical Africa (1902)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew (1894)
· Botanica Acta (1998)
· East Africa Natural History Society Bulletin (1991)
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