Ela-nuga: 1 definition
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Ela-nuga 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) Ela-nuga in Sri Lanka is the name of a plant defined with Ficus amplissima in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Urostigma pseudobenjamineum Miq. (among others).
2) Ela-nuga is also identified with Ficus tsiela It has the synonym Ficus tsiela Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Taxon (1979)
· London Journal of Botany (1847)
· Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi (1867)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 4
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Partial matches: Ela.
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