Natal mahogany: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Natal mahogany in English is the name of a plant defined with Kiggelaria africana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Kiggelaria serrata Warb. (among others).
2) Natal mahogany is also identified with Trichilia emetica It has the synonym Elcaja roka Forssk. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas (1895)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1984)
· Flora Somala (1932)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1908)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mahogany.
Ends with: Forest natal mahogany.
Full-text: Forest natal mahogany.
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