Hottentot fig: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Hottentot fig in English is the name of a plant defined with Carpobrotus acinaciformis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Carpobrotus concavus L. Bolus (among others).
2) Hottentot fig is also identified with Carpobrotus edulis It has the synonym Mesembryanthemum edule L. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Gen. S. Afr. Fl. Pl. (1926)
· Flowering Plants of South Africa (1927)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 10
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2001)
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