Kamakamahiyawa: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kamakamahiyawa in Papua New Guinea is the name of a plant defined with Scaevola taccada in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lobelia frutescens Mill. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Synopseos Plantarum (1839)
· Botanical Magazine (1904)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1788)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (1978)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
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