Genip: 1 definition
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Genip 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) Genip in English is the name of a plant defined with Melicoccus bijugatus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Paullinia sphaerocarpa Rich. ex Juss. (among others).
2) Genip in Peru is also identified with Genipa americana It has the synonym Gardenia brasiliensis Spreng. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Contributions from the United States National Herbarium (1914)
· Revista Brasileira de Genética (1986)
· Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1761)
· Flora Peruviana (1799)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1908)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1818)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Genipa, Genipa americana, Genipap, Genipe.
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