Benteku: 1 definition
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Benteku 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) Benteku in India is the name of a plant defined with Lagerstroemia lanceolata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lagerstroemia lanceolata Wall. ex C.B. Clarke, nom. illeg. (among others).
2) Benteku is also identified with Lagerstroemia microcarpa It has the synonym Lagerstroemia lanceolata Wall. ex C.B. Clarke, nom. illeg. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. (1838)
· Flora of the British India (1879)
· Flora of the British India
· Journal of Botany (1878)
· Numer. List (2120)
· Prodr. Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ Orient. (1834)
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