gĩthũũri

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Kikuyu

gĩthũũri (Euphorbia ingens)
gĩthũũri (Euphorbia bussei var. kibwezensis)

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Pronunciation

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with matũũra, thani, kiuga, and so on.

Noun

gĩthũũri class 7 (plural ithũũri)

  1. some succulent species of Euphorbia
    1. candelabra tree, naboom (E. ingens); its latex may cause temporary blindness if applied to the eyes.[3]
      Synonyms: mũbũbũng'i, mũbũng'ũng'i, mũthũũri
    2. E. bussei var. kibwezensis[2]
    3. E. cussonioides[1]

Notes

(candelabra tree):

  • Authors such as Beentje (1994) have applied Euphorbia candelabrum to this term, but this should be read as E. ingens; see Bruyns & Berry (2019).

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beentje, H.J. (1994) Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas‎, Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dharani, Najma (2011). Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa, Second edition. Cape Town: Struik Nature.
  3. ^ “gĩthũũri” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 539. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  • Bruyns, Peter V., Berry, Paul E. (2019) “The nomenclature and application of the names Euphorbia candelabrum Welw. and Euphorbia ingens in tropical Africa”, in Taxon‎, volume 68, number 4, →DOI, pages 828–838
  • Leakey, L. S. B. (1977) The Southern Kikuyu before 1903‎, volume 3, London and New York: Academic Press, →ISBN, page 1319
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