Dontyo: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Dontyo in Guinea is the name of a plant defined with Jatropha curcas in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ricinus jarak Thunb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1982)
· Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8 (1768)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1894)
· Systematic Botany (1984)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1983)
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