Ngue: 1 definition

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Ngue in Cameroon is the name of a plant defined with Zea mays in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mays americana Baumg. (among others).

2) Ngue in Congo is also identified with Acanthospermum hispidum It has the synonym Acanthospermum hispidum A. Chev., not DC. (etc.).

3) Ngue in Ivory Coast is also identified with Ceiba pentandra It has the synonym Bombax orientale Spreng. (etc.).

4) Ngue is also identified with Erythrophleum suaveolens It has the synonym Erythrophleum guineense G. Don (etc.).

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

· Exploration Botanique de l’Afrique Occidentale Française (1920)
· Smithsonian Contributions to Botany (1981)
· Escritos (1923)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1989)
· Taxon (1981)
· Taxon (1960)

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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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