Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Chichicaste in South America is the name of a plant defined with Cnidoscolus aconitifolius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Jatropha aconitifolia var. papaya (Medik.) Pax (among others).

2) Chichicaste is also identified with Cnidoscolus urens It has the synonym Jatropha herbacea L. (etc.).

3) Chichicaste is also identified with Gronovia scandens It has the synonym Gronovia humboldtiana Schult. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Botanische Beobachtungen des Jahres 1782 (1782)
· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1944)
· Collectanea ad Botanicam, Chemiam, et Historiam naturalem spectantia (1786)
· Das Pflanzenreich (1914)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1797)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Chichicaste de las costas, Chichicaste grandis.

Full-text: Chichicaste de las costas, Chichicaste grandis.

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