| Collector | Ellemann, L. |
| Number | 679 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Subpart | ARUSHA |
| County | |
| Locality | Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Ormisigiyo. Forest. Information given by Peter Ole Makutiani and William Ole Siku, warriors, Irking'onde agegroup. |
| Coordinates | 3° 12' S 32° 21' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2500 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2500 |
| Start date | 1993/06/17 |
| End date | 1993/06/17 |
| Family | Apiaceae |
| Identification | Steganotaenia araliacea Hochst. |
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| Field notes | Shrub. Maasai name: orkuyainie Is good food for goats. Used by "oloiboni" to to protect aganist mouth and foot disease, called "oloirobi and "oloirobi" of people. To protect people the ganined dry bark is put in a sewed piece of leather and weared as an amulet. To protect cattle the grained bark is burn, so cattle can breathe in the smoke. |
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