Umkoleya: 1 definition
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Umkoleya 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) Umkoleya in Southern Africa is the name of a plant defined with Afrocarpus falcatus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nageia falcata (Thunb.) Carrière (among others).
2) Umkoleya is also identified with Podocarpus falcatus It has the synonym Nageia falcata (Thunb.) Kuntze (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Synopsis Coniferarum (1847)
· Revue Horticole (1869)
· Mémoires du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle (1825)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1788)
· Prodromus Plantarum Capensium (1800)
· Species Plantarum
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