Rhodesian mahogany: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Rhodesian mahogany in English is the name of a plant defined with Afzelia quanzensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pahudia attenuata (Klotzsch) Prain (among others).
2) Rhodesian mahogany is also identified with Colophospermum mopane It has the synonym Copaiba mopane (Kirk ex Bentham) Kuntze (etc.).
3) Rhodesian mahogany is also identified with Guibourtia coleosperma It has the synonym Copaiba coleosperma (Benth.) Kuntze (etc.).
4) Rhodesian mahogany is also identified with Khaya nyasica.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1866)
· JATBA (1958)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1981)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Sieben Jahre in Sud-Afrika (1881)
· A phrase book in English and Sindebele. (1910)
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Partial matches: Mahogany.
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