Mauritius nightshade: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Mauritius nightshade in English is the name of a plant defined with Solanum mauritianum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Solanum verbascifolium var. auriculatum (Aiton) Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Solanaceae Newslett. (1987)
· Scopoli, Joannes Antonius,
· Cytologia (1997)
· Hortus Kewensis (1789)
· Deliciae florae et faunae insubricae, seu Novae (1786)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1898)
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Partial matches: Nightshade.
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