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Collector Ellemann, L.
Number 382
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Country Tanzania
Subpart  
County  
Locality Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Between Endulen Hospital and Ndiyan. Shrub savanna. Information given by Lepilal Ole Nakuroi, Irking'onde-age group, and Saning'o Siroyan Ole Nakuroi, c. 85 years.
Coordinates 3° 12' S 35° 16' E
Minimum elevation (m) 1900
Maximum elevation (m) 1900
Start date 1993/04/22
End date 1993/04/22
Family Fabaceae
Identification Senna singueana (Del.)Lock
Determined by Mackinder, B. (K), 1995.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Shrub. It has been cut or grassed heavily Maasai name: engáipirusalan Four pieces of 20 cm long roots is boiled for a few minutes, mixed with a drop of milk to change the colour and drunk for pain in stomach without diarrhoea or vomiting, called "enapúrrsesen". This species is more known than "olbibiái losupuko" (coll. LE 396) and therefore more used.

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