Chinese ladder brake: 1 definition
Introduction:
Chinese ladder brake 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) Chinese ladder brake in English is the name of a plant defined with Pteris longifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pycnodoria longifolia (L.) Britton (among others).
2) Chinese ladder brake is also identified with Pteris vittata It has the synonym Pteris longifolia L. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum. (1810)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1804)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1816)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (1828)
· Acta Botanica Austro Sinica (1983)
· Flora of Bermuda (1918)
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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)
Partial matches: Brake.
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