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Official name : Juniperus sp.
Family : Cupressaceae

2 reference(s) related to this plant

Reference HY 06
Author(s) : Yamada, T.
Title : A report on the ethnobotany of the Nyindu in the eastern part of the former Zaïre African Study Monographs,20(1): 1-72, June 1999
Symptoms : H(106), H(219), H(239)
Recipes : H(106) insecticide, leaves of Juniperus sp. are put in a basket for storing kidney beans to keep insects away
H(219) the wood of Juniperus sp. "shindano" for constructing a house; is sawn into boards for use when growing large
H(239) The wood is used for firewood
(This plant is known by +/_ 9 informants)
Region : Central Africa
Country : Democratic Republic of the Congo (ex. Zaire) Eastern part (Nyindu people)
Vernacular name : shindano (Kinyindu)
Reference VW 02
Author(s) : Wilbert
Title : Etudes sur la zootechnie et la pathologie du Soudan Français (Haut Sénégal, Niger et Haute Volta). Pharmacopée indigène, 242 - 247, (1920) From ref. : VB 10
Symptoms : V(007)
Recipes : V(007), roots, RNS.
Region : West Africa
Country : Mali
Vernacular name : not registered