Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Arbutus buxifolia Stokes, Arbutus uva-ursi L., Arctostaphylos adenotricha (Fernald & J.F. Macbr.) Á. Löve, D. Löve & B.M. Kapoor, Arctostaphylos coloradensis Rollins, Arctostaphylos cratericola (Donn. Sm.) Donn. Sm., Arctostaphylos nevadensis var. coloradensis (Rollins) H.D. Harr., Arctostaphylos officinalis Wimm. & Grab., Arctostaphylos procumbens E. Mey., Arctostaphylos pungens var. cratericola Donn. Sm., Arctostaphylos uva-ursi fo. adenotricha (Fernald & J.F. Macbr.) P.V. Wells, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi fo. coactilis (Fernald & J.F. Macbr.) P.V. Wells, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi fo. stipitata (Packer & Denford) P.V. Wells, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. adenotricha (Fernald & J.F. Macbr.) Calder & Roy L. Taylor, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. coactilis (Fernald & J.F. Macbr.) Á. Löve, D. Löve & S.L. Kapoor, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. coloradensis (Rollins.
References regarding Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· A Botanical Materia Medica (1812)
· Journal de Botanique (1813)
· A Natural Arrangement of British Plants (1821)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1825)
· Flora of Boulder, Colorado (1911)
· An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States (1913)
· Vascular Plants of Wyoming (1988)
· Madroño (1988)
· Uses of Plants by the Indians (1991)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Kinnikinick, Mountain box, Creashak, Nakasisi, Short tree, Uva-ursi, Little tree, Common bearberry, Sandberry, Mealberry, Bear's grape, Hog cranberry, Coralillo, Bearberry.
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