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Acokanthera schimperi (A. DC.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Schweinf. Euphoprbiaceae

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Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Africa

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Acokanthera schimperi : Kikuyu: Murichu; Kipsigis: Kelyot; Fipa: Namikouko; Maa: Ol-Moringye, Ol-Morijoi; Swahili: Muchungu; Borana: Kararu; Gabbra: K’arraru; Giriama: Chungua; Kamba: Kivai; Muvai; Meru: Mururu; Kipsigis/Nandi/Lumbwa: Kalyo, Keliot; Pokot: Kalyan; Samburu: Lmorijoi; Somali: Marid; Tugen: Gelwon, Kelwon (Beentje 1994; Gachati 1989; Kokwaro 2009).

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  1. Department of Ethnobotany, Institute of Botany and Bakuriani Alpine Botanical Garden, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

    Rainer W. Bussmann & Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana

  2. Saving Knowledge, La Paz, Bolivia

    Rainer W. Bussmann

  3. Herbario Nacionál de Bolivia, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia

    Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana

  4. Department of Botany, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agricultura and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya

    Grace N. Njoroge

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Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y., Njoroge, G.N. (2020). Acokanthera schimperi (A. DC.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Schweinf. Euphoprbiaceae. In: Bussmann, R.W. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Africa. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77086-4_7-1

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