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Official name : Alchornea sp.
Family : Euphorbiaceae

1 reference(s) related to this plant

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 : H(207)
Recipes : The green twig of "akpolabwa" = Alchornea sp.is put on the fire and the smoke is applied to hunting nets to ensure success in the hunt (Mbuti Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region : Central Africa
Country : Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name : akpolabwa (Mbuti Pygmies, Ituri forest)