Darbhapathraka: 1 definition
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Darbhapathraka 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) Darbhapathraka in India is the name of a plant defined with Chionachne gigantea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Coix arundinacea Lam. (among others).
2) Darbhapathraka is also identified with Chionachne koenigii It has the synonym Coix crypsoides Müll. Hal. (etc.).
3) Darbhapathraka is also identified with Coix koenigii It has the synonym Chionachne gigantea (J. König) Veldkamp (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Catalogue of the Plants of the Punjab and Sindh (1869)
· A list of the grasses of N.W. India, indigenous and cultivated (1883)
· Botanische Zeitung. Berlin (1861)
· Botanical Museum Leaflets
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1900)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae (1864)
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