Wilde kapok: 1 definition
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Wilde kapok 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) Wilde kapok in South Africa is the name of a plant defined with Asclepias fruticosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Doemia tomentosa Pomel (among others).
2) Wilde kapok is also identified with Gomphocarpus fruticosus It has the synonym Asclepias crinita (G. Bertol.) N.E. Br. (etc.).
3) Wilde kapok in Southern Africa is also identified with Gomphocarpus physocarpus It has the synonym Asclepias physocarpa (E. Mey.) Schltr. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Dict. Sci. Nat. (1819)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii Berolinensis Altera (1821)
· Chem. Pharm. Bull. (Tokyo) (1777)
· J. Protein Chem. (2001)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique (1838)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1896)
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Partial matches: Kapok.
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