Nigbuma: 1 definition
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Nigbuma 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) Nigbuma in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Lonchocarpus laxiflorus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Philenoptera kotschyana Fenzl (among others).
2) Nigbuma is also identified with Lonchocarpus sericeus It has the synonym Derris sericea (Poir.) Ducke (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bull. Inst. Franc. Afr. Noire (1954)
· Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae (1847)
· Flora of the Lesser Antilles: Leeward and Windward Islands (3345)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1825)
· Fl. Novo-Galiciana (1987)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1824)
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