Owala: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Owala in Cameroon is the name of a plant defined with Pentaclethra macrophylla in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Harpalyce macrocarpa Britton & P. Wilson.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· International Journal of Food Microbiology (2000)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1983)
· Journal of Botany (1841)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2008)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2001)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
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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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Starts with: Owala oil, Owala oil tree.
Full-text: Owala oil, Owala oil tree.
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