False indigo: 1 definition
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False indigo 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) False indigo in English is the name of a plant defined with Amorpha canescens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Amorpha canescens var. leptostachya A. Gray (among others).
2) False indigo is also identified with Amorpha fruticosa It has the synonym Amorpha angustifolia (Pursh) F.E. Boynton (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora (1838)
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1931)
· Biltmore Botanical Studies (1902)
· Linnaea (1851)
· Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden (1910)
· Catalogue of New and Interesting Plants Collected in Upper Louisiana (1813)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Indigo.
Starts with: False indigo bush.
Ends with: Desert false indigo, Dwarf false indigo, Fragrant false indigo, Western false indigo.
Full-text: Desert false indigo, Fragrant false indigo, Western false indigo, False indigo bush, Dwarf false indigo.
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