Cape lily: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Cape lily in English is the name of a plant defined with Crinum asiaticum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bulbine asiatica (L.) Gaertn. (among others).
2) Cape lily is also identified with Crinum bulbispermum It has the synonym Amaryllis longifolia L. (etc.).
3) Cape lily is also identified with Crinum macowanii It has the synonym Crinum corradii Chiov. (etc.).
4) Cape lily is also identified with Ornithogalum thyrsoides It has the synonym Tomoxis coarctata (Jacq.) Raf. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Webbia (1951)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Fitoterapia. (2002)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1991)
· Bull. Louisiana Soc. Hort. Res. (1972)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1892)
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