Mungainu: 1 definition

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Mungainu 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)

Mungainu in Kenya is the name of a plant defined with Hyptis pectinata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Clinopodium imbricatum Vell. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Actes de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris (1792)
· Denkschriften der Bayer. Botanischen Gesellschaft in Regensburg (1822)
· Scripta Botanica Belgica (2006)
· Skrifter Udgivne af Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiana. Mathematisk-naturvidenskabelig Klass (1828)
· Collectanea (1786)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)

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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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