Cucumber tree: 1 definition
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Cucumber tree 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) Cucumber tree in English is the name of a plant defined with Averrhoa bilimbi in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
2) Cucumber tree is also identified with Kigelia africana It has the synonym Sotor aethiopium Fenzl (etc.).
3) Cucumber tree is also identified with Parmentiera aculeata It has the synonym Crescentia musaecarpa Zaldivar ex C. Heller, nom. nud. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Fieldiana, Botany (1973)
· Biodiversidad del estado de Tabasco (2005)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1785)
· Flora Neotropica (1980)
· Journal de Botanique (1814)
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (2000)
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Partial matches: Tree.
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