Mahwa kinyaturu: 1 definition
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Mahwa kinyaturu 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) Mahwa kinyaturu in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Heteropogon contortus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon secundus Willd. ex Nees (among others).
2) Mahwa kinyaturu is also identified with Tristachya superba It has the synonym Trichopteryx hookei De Wild. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Enum. Pl. (1933)
· Reliquiae Haenkeanae (1830)
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1889)
· Catalogue of the African Plants collected by Dr. F. Welwitsch in 1853–61 (1853)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1985)
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Partial matches: Mahwa.
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