Nkenene: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Nkenene in East Africa is the name of a plant defined with Morus alba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Morus tatarica Linnaeus (among others).
2) Nkenene in Tanzania is also identified with Rubus rigidus It has the synonym Rubus atrocoeruleus C.E. Gust. (etc.).
3) Nkenene is also identified with Rubus steudneri.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Journal (2007)
· Cytologia (1990)
· Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh (1912)
· Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8 (1768)
· Flora de la región del Parque Nacional Amboró Bolivia (2004)
· Rubi German. (1822)
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