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Collector Ellemann, L.
Number 1000
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Country Tanzania
Subpart ARUSHA
County  
Locality Ngorongoro Conservation Area, between Ormisigiyo and Esirwa in forest- and shrub savanna. Information given by Sambero ole Armaduani, Oloronyo, Irmakaa-agegroup.
Coordinates 3° 14' S 35° 19' E
Minimum elevation (m) 2100
Maximum elevation (m) 2100
Start date 1994/01/20
End date 1994/01/20
Family Asclepiadaceae
Identification Dregea schimperi (Decne.)Bullock
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Field notes Liana, flowers white. Maasai name: engoriambiti (foto exist). Wood used for handle of tool used for marking cattle. Used for pneumonia and people with "oloirobi". Steem 5-7 cm wide and 20 cm long is splitted in two and boiled 1 17" litre of water for 1/2 hour and eventually mixed with sugar and milk and drunk in accordance to desire. One of the best medicine for this purpose.

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