Bekaka: 1 definition
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Bekaka means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Bekaka in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Pterocarpus erinaceus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lingoum erinaceum (Poir.) Kuntze (among others).
2) Bekaka is also identified with Pterocarpus osun It has the synonym Pterocarpus zenkeri Harms.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique … Botanique (1796)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· Flora de Filipinas (1877)
· Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters (1992)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
· Phytomedicine (1999)
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