Calico plant: 1 definition
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Calico plant 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) Calico plant in English is the name of a plant defined with Alternanthera bettzickiana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Telanthera ficoidea (Linnaeus) Moquin-Tandon var. versicolor Lem. (among others).
2) Calico plant is also identified with Alternanthera ficoidea It has the synonym Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flore d’Oware (1807)
· A treatise on calico printing, theoretical and practical (1792)
· Pharmaceutical Biology (2005)
· Annalen der Botanick. (1796)
· Flora Malesiana: Series I: Spermatophyta (1949)
· Taxon (1978)
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Partial matches: Plant, Calico.
Ends with: Red calico plant.
Full-text: Red calico plant.
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