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Clutia abyssinica Jaub. & Spach. Peraceae

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Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Africa

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Clutia abyssinica: Kikuyu: Muthima-Mburi; Kamba: Mutemavengi; Kipsigis: Kurbanyat; Maa: Olgebarinyei; Marakwet: Chekelel, Kioswa, Sitab oin; Taita: Mwendinguku; Tugen: Kurrukanya; Turkana: Echiato; Pare: Mruruku; Shambaa: Muhende; Luhya: Sambukwe (Beentje 1994; Gachati 1989; Kokwaro 2009)

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Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y., Njoroge, G.N. (2021). Clutia abyssinica Jaub. & Spach. Peraceae. 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_43

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