Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Cumare in South America is the name of a plant defined with Amburana cearensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Torresea acreana Ducke (among others).

2) Cumare in Venezuela is also identified with Astrocaryum alatum It has the synonym Hexopetion alatum (H.F. Loomis) F. Kahn & Pintaud) C. America, Colombia. Tree, short trunk, erect, armed, mass of roots at base, persistent leaf bases, sheath persistent, very spiny along midrib and petiole, inflorescences among leaves, flowers creamy white, infructescence erect or pendent, old spathes reflexed, hard fruit brownish green with blackish spines, fruit can be eaten, pulp sometimes eaten, lowland, forest edge, tropical wet forest, (Rows of black spines..

3) Cumare is also identified with Astrocaryum vulgare It has the synonym Astrocaryum segregatum Drude (etc.).

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

· Revista Peruana de Biologia (2008)
· Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series (1943)
· C, Journal of Biosciences (2003)
· Phytomedicine (1997)
· Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences (1939)
· Hist. Nat. Palm. (1824)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Cumare, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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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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Ends with: Muccumare.

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