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

1) Crane's bill in English is the name of a plant defined with Geranium molle in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Geranium molle G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb..

2) Crane's bill is also identified with Monsonia angustifolia It has the synonym Monsonia angustifolia E. Mey. (etc.).

3) Crane's bill is also identified with Monsonia burkeana It has the synonym Monsonia malvaeflora Schinz (etc.).

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

· Acta Fac. Rerum Nat. Univ. Comenianae, Bot. (1978)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Int. Organ. Pl. Biosyst. Newslett. (Zurich) (1989)
· Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (1976)
· Flora Capensis, being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria, & port Natal (Harvey) (1860)
· Geraniac. (1912)

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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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