Spanish needle: 1 definition
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Spanish needle 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) Spanish needle in English is the name of a plant defined with Bidens pilosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Coreopsis alba L. (among others).
2) Spanish needle is also identified with Cosmos caudatus It has the synonym Cosmea caudata Spreng. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1826)
· Ann. Miss. Bot. Gard.
· A Manual Flora of Madeira (1860)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii Berolinensis Altera (1822)
· Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (1841)
· Bidens pilosa
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