West indian cedar: 1 definition
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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)West indian cedar in English is the name of a plant defined with Cedrela odorata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Surenus brownii Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Mayan Linguistics (1983)
· Flora Brasiliensis (1878)
· Mémoires du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle (1830)
· Arquivos de Botânica do Estado de São Paulo (1962)
· Contributions from the United States National Herbarium (1899)
· Systema Naturae (1759)
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