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Collector Ellemann, L.
Number 335
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Country Tanzania
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Locality Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Nasiporiong´, Savanna woodland, treecover dominated by Acacia hockii. Burned in September 1992. Information by Peter Metele and Lekura Metele, Irmakaa-age group, Nasiporiong´.
Coordinates 3° 12' S 35° 12' E
Minimum elevation (m) 1800
Maximum elevation (m) 1800
Start date 1993/04/13
End date 1993/04/13
Family Asteraceae
Identification Aspilia mossambicensis (Oliv.)Wild.
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Field notes Maasai name: engoiyápasei (small) oloiyápasei (big). Can be used for construction af walls of the hut instead of "osononi" (Lantana ). Decoction of root is given to babies in addition to breast feeding not because of scarcity of mother milk, but as a substitute to water. Information given by Naitipa Metele, grandmother 55 years.

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