Cenchrus caliculatus: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)Cenchrus caliculatus Cav. 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: Cenchrus anomoplexis Labill., nom. illeg., non Cenchrus anomoplexis Desf., Cenchrus australis R. Br., Cenchrus australis var. latifolius Drake, Cenchrus calyculatus Cav., Cenchrus taitensis Steud., Pennisetum calyculatum (Cav.) Spreng.) (Latin caliculus, i ‘a small cup’.
References regarding Cenchrus caliculatus Cav. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum, quae aut sponte … (1799)
· Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae (1810)
· Sertum Austro-Caledonicum (1824)
· Systema Vegetabilium, editio decima sexta (1825)
· Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum (1854)
· Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (1888)
· Flore de la Polynésie française (1892)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Hefa, Ka-mano-mano, Hillside burrgrass, Large burr grass, Polynesian bur-grass, Piripiri.
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