| Collector | Ellemann, L. |
| Number | 485 |
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| Country | Tanzania |
| Subpart | ARUSHA |
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| Locality | Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Kelogi. A small rocky hill with scattered trees surrounded with grass savanna, clasifien as lowland, "olpurkol" by the Maasai. Informatin given by Kidami Metele, irmakaa-agegroup and Lepilal Ole Nakuroi, irking'onde-agegroup. |
| Coordinates | 3° 2' S 35° 17' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1550 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1550 |
| Start date | 1993/05/03 |
| End date | 1993/05/03 |
| Family | Zygophyllaceae |
| Identification | Balanites aegyptiaca Delile |
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| Field notes | Shrub, flowers green. Maasai name: orng'oswa, fruit: esarak (esarak is a playingbord with 34 holes to play a traditional game with balls called "engeshe" or "endodoi". Branches used for fence around the boma. Fruits are eaten by children and goats. Two pieces of bark of a size as an open hand is pounded and stirred for a few seconds and drunk to provoke vomiting to reduce the amount of bile, particularly for persons with malaria. It can cause a bit diarrhoea. It is not of same quality as "oremit", but of same quality as "entukushi", "olerai", "olomitu" and "oltimigomi". Wood used for "orkipere" a stick with one short stick across used to stir soup. Used for the cross stick as it last long. |
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