Mpitimbi: 1 definition
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Mpitimbi 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.
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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Mpitimbi in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Vitex doniana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vitex paludosa Vatke (among others).
2) Mpitimbi is also identified with Vitex payos It has the synonym Vitex hildebrandtii var. zambesiaca (Baker) W. Piep. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1906)
· Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique, Compt. Rend. (1899)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1900)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1928)
· African Journal of Biotechnology (2006)
· Known Geogr. Dist. Verben., ed. 2 (1942)
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