Costus scaber: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. 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: Costus anachiri Jacq., Costus ciliatus Miq., Costus cylindricus var. anachiri (Jacq.) Petersen, Costus cylindricus Jacq. var. ciliatus (Miq.) Petersen, Costus nutans K. Schum., Costus puchucupango J.F. Macbr., Costus quintus Roem. & Schult., nom. inval., Costus scaber Loes., Costus scaberulus Rich. ex Gagnep., Costus tatei Rusby.
References regarding Costus scaber Ruiz & Pav. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Flora Peruviana (1798)
· Fragmenta Botanica (1809)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1817)
· Linnaea (1844)
· Flora Brasiliensis (1890)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France, Actualités Botaniques (1902)
· Das Pflanzenreich (1904)
· Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu BerlinDahlem (1931)
· Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series (1931)
· Phytologia (1934)
· Acta Botánica Mexicana (1995)
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Partial matches: Costus.
Full-text: Congo-cane.
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