Pruimbos: 1 definition
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Pruimbos 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) Pruimbos in Southern Africa is the name of a plant defined with Osyris quadripartita in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Osyris wightiana var. stipitata (Lecomte) P.C. Tam (among others).
2) Pruimbos is also identified with Pappea capensis It has the synonym Blighia unijugata Baker (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (1969)
· Wilhelm Schimper’s Reise nach Algier in den jahren 1831 und 1832 (1831)
· Enumération des Plantes à Fleurs d’Afrique Tropicale (1992)
· Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (1988)
· Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid (1980)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Africae Australis Extratropicae (1835)
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