Mutunguka: 1 definition
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Mutunguka 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)1) Mutunguka in Kenya is the name of a plant defined with Commiphora eminii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Commiphora puguensis Engl. (among others).
2) Mutunguka is also identified with Commiphora zimmermannii It has the synonym Commiphora eminii Engl. subsp. zimmermannii (Engl.) J.B. Gillett.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew (1935)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1910)
· Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar (1779)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1982)
· Flora of Tropical East Africa Burseraceae (1991)
· Bulletin van de National Plantentuin van België (1990)
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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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