Boat lily: 1 definition
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Boat lily 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) Boat lily in English is the name of a plant defined with Rhoeo spathacea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Tradescantia discolor L’Héritier (among others).
2) Boat lily is also identified with Tradescantia spathacea It has the synonym Rhoeo discolor (L’Héritier) Hance (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· Genetica (1987)
· Annales Botanices Systematicae (1852)
· Prodr. descriptionum Vegetabilium … Ind. Occ. (1788)
· Cytologia (1999)
· Sertum Anglicum (1788)
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