Mururu: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Mururu in East Africa is the name of a plant defined with Acokanthera schimperi in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Carissa inepta Perrot & Vogt (among others).
2) Mururu in Kenya is also identified with Acokanthera oppositifolia It has the synonym Cestrum venenatum Burm. f., nom. illeg. (etc.).
3) Mururu in Southern Africa is also identified with Khaya nyasica.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· J. Pharm. Sci. (1974)
· Boll. Soc. Africana D’Italia (1891)
· Bull. Jard. Bot. État (1952)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew (1922)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1844)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1837)
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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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Starts with: Mururuku.
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