Asclepias exaltata: 1 definition
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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)Asclepias exaltata L. 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: Asclepias bicknellii Vail, Asclepias exaltata Muhl. ex Bigelow, Asclepias exaltata Link ex Spreng., Asclepias phytolaccoides Pursh, Asclepias phytolaccoides G.F. Lyon ex Pursh, Asclepias polystachya Walter, Asclepias syriaca var. exaltata (L.) L..
References regarding Asclepias exaltata L. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Amoen. Acad. (1756)
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Flora Caroliniana (1788)
· Flora Americae Septentrionalis (1814)
· Florula Bostoniensis (1814)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1824)
· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1904)
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