Oganwo: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Oganwo in Ghana is the name of a plant defined with Khaya ivorensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Khaya caudata Stapf ex Hutch. & Dalziel (among others).
2) Oganwo in Nigeria is also identified with Khaya senegalensis It has the synonym Swietenia senegalensis Desr. (etc.).
3) Oganwo in Yoruba is also identified with Khaya grandifoliola.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences (2003)
· Enumeratio Systematica Plantarum (1760)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2004)
· Notulae Systematicae. (1911)
· Phytomedicine (2004)
· Anticancer Research (2397)
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Starts with: Oganwo mahagoni.
Full-text: Oganwo mahagoni.
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