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Official name :
Bambusa sp.
Family :
Poaceae
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)
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Symptoms :
H(203)
Recipes :
H(203) The stem of "luma" = Bambusa sp. is used for making a pipe and a bamboo flute called "luma" (Mbuti Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
luma (Mbuti Pygmies, Ituri forest)