Chikande: 1 definition
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Chikande 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) Chikande in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Habenaria walleri in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Macrura walleri (Rchb.f.) Szlach. & Sawicka (among others).
2) Chikande is also identified with Satyrium macrophyllum It has the synonym Satyrium morrumbalaensis De Wild. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1893)
· Orchidee (2003)
· The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants (1838)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1915)
· Otia Botanica Hamburgensia (1881)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1898)
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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.
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