Lungwe: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Lungwe in North Rhodesia is the name of a plant defined with Pistia stratiotes in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Limnonesis commutata (Schleid.) Klotzsch (among others).
2) Lungwe in Tanzania is also identified with Dalbergia nitidula It has the synonym Pterocarpus elisabethvillensis De Wild. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora BorealiAmericana (1803)
· Guide to the Poisonous and Irritant Plants of Florida. (1978)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1991)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1993)
· Flora of Puná Island (2001)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1871)
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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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Ends with: Mulungwe.
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