Cnidoscolus urens: 1 definition

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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)

1) Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur 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: Bivonea urens (L.) Arthur, Cnidoscolus adenophilus (Pax & K. Hoffm.) Pax & K. Hoffm., Cnidoscolus neglectus Pohl, Cnidoscolus urens Arthur, Cnidoscolus urens subsp. adenophilus (Pax & K. Hoffm.) Breckon, Janipha urens (L.) Poir. ex Pohl, Jatropha adenophila Pax & K. Hoffm., Jatropha herbacea L., Jatropha urens L., Jatropha urens var. genuina Müll.Arg., nom. inval., Jatropha urens var. herbacea (L.) Müll.Arg., Jussieuia herbacea Houst., Manihot urens (L.) Crantz.

References regarding Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Institutiones Rei Herbariae (1766)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis
· Das Pflanzenreich (1914)
· Torreya (1921)
· Torreya (1922)
· Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (1923)
· Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, Zweite Auflage (1931)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)

2) Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur var. stimulosus (Michx.) Govaerts is another plant having the following synonyms: Bivonea stimulosa (Michx.) Raf., Cnidoscolus michauxii Pohl, nom. illeg., Cnidoscolus stimulosus (Michx.) Engelm. & A. Gray, Jatropha stimulosa Michx., Jatropha stipulosa Steud., nom. inval., Jatropha urens var. stimulosa (Michx.) Müll.Arg..

References regarding Cnidoscolus urens (L.) Arthur var. stimulosus (Michx.) Govaerts for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Species Plantarum
· Flora BorealiAmericana (1803)
· Specchio (1814)
· Florula Ludoviciana (1817)
· Boston journal of Natural History (1845)
· Torreya (1921)
· World Checklist Bibliogr. Euphorbiaceae (2000)

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