Wongo: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Wongo in Cameroon is the name of a plant defined with Zanthoxylum gilletii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Fagara discolor Engl. (among others).
2) Wongo in Mali is also identified with Cola cordifolia It has the synonym Southwellia cordifolia Spach (etc.).
3) Wongo in Nigeria is also identified with Hibiscus surattensis It has the synonym Abelmoschus rostellatus Walp. (etc.).
4) Wongo is also identified with Talipariti tiliaceum It has the synonym Hibiscus tiliaceus var. abutiloides (Willd.) Hochr. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Brittonia (1983)
· Arbres des Forêts denses d’Afrique Centrale. (1985)
· American Journal of Botany (1986)
· Species Plantarum
· Hortus Suburbanus Calcuttensis (1845)
· Ueber einige künstliche Geschlechter aus der Malvenfamilie, denn der Klasse der Monadelphien. (1787)
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