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Tabernaemontana stapfiana Brizten Apocynaceae

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Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Africa

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Tabernaemontana stapfiana: Kikuyu: Mwelele, Mwerere; Kipsigis: Erendet, Terendet; Kisii: Ombondo; Luhya: Kunandere; Meru: Muerere; Nandi: Mabondet; Ndorobo: Derendet; Tugen: Cheboition.

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Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y., Njoroge, G.N. (2021). Tabernaemontana stapfiana Brizten Apocynaceae. In: Bussmann, R.W. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Africa. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38386-2_153

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