Itako: 1 definition
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Itako 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) Itako in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Celtis philippensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Celtis scottellioides A. Chev. (among others).
2) Itako is also identified with Strombosia pustulata It has the synonym Strombosia glaucescens Engl..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique (1848)
· Hooker's Icones Plantarum, or ‘figures, with brief descriptive characters and remarks of new or rare plants’ (2299)
· Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin (1909)
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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Itako pupa.
Ends with: Kiditako.
Full-text: Itako pupa.
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