Mossangi: 1 definition
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Mossangi 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)Mossangi in Central Africa is the name of a plant defined with Xylopia aurantiiodora in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Uva parviflora Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botanical Register (1820)
· Comptes rendus des séances de la Société de biologie et de ses filiales
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1862)
· Florae Senegambiae Tentamen (1831)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Plantae Bequaertianae (1922)
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