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Official name : Dicranolepis sp.

Family : Thymelaeaceae

2 reference(s) related to this plant

Author(s) : Terashima, H., M. Ichikawa

Title : A comparative ethnobotany of the Mbuti and Efe hunter-gatherers in Itury forest, Democratic Republic of Congo African Study Monographs, 24(1, 2): 1-168, (2003) *partially encoded*

Symptoms : H(095), H(239)

Recipes : H(095) The fruits of "anjoafa " = Dicranolepis sp.are used for children’s play called "nguluma or "mal"
H(239) The wood is good for charcoal (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)

Region : Central Africa

Country : Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)

Vernacular name : anjoafa (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)

Reference HT 53

Author(s) : Terashima, H., M. Ichikawa

Title : A comparative ethnobotany of the Mbuti and Efe hunter-gatherers in Itury forest, Democratic Republic of Congo African Study Monographs, 24(1, 2): 1-168, (2003) *partially encoded*

Symptoms : V(119)

Recipes : Vcanis(119) hunting dogs, Dried powdered root of "anjoafa " = Dicranolepis sp. is put into the nostrils of hunting dogs in order to improve their ability to scent (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)