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Macaranga kilimadscharica: Kikuyu: Mukuhakuha; Cherangani: Erwa; Ndorobo: Legumeta, Lugumeta; Kamba: Mukalati; Luhya: Mukaho, Mukuhakuha; Marakwet: Kibgetoyoa; Meru: Mukarati; Nandi: Sebsebet; Sebei: Kaptemba; Kipsigis/Ndorobo: Logomaita (Beentje 1994; Gachati 1989; Kokwaro 2009).
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Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua-Zambrana, N.Y., Njoroge, G.N. (2021). Macaranga kilimandscharica Pax Euphorbiaceae. In: Bussmann, R.W. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Africa. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38386-2_104
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