Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kananga [कणंग] in the Konkani language is the name of a plant identified with Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. from the Convolvulaceae (Morning glory) family having the following synonyms: Convolvulus batatas, Batatas edulis, Ipomoea edulis. For the possible medicinal usage of kananga, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Kananga [ಕನಂಗ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson from the Annonaceae (Sugar-apple) family having the following synonyms: Uvaria odorata.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Kananga in Gabon is the name of a plant defined with Millettia versicolor in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lonchocarpus dewevrei Micheli (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Planta Medica (2003)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (1919)
· Notizblatt des Königlichen botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin (1900)
· Bull. Méd. Trad. Pharm. (1989)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew (1937)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kananga, for example side effects, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kaṇaṅga (कणंग).—f A cornbin composed of twigs and light sticks wattled together. 2 The fruit of kaṇagara.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kaṇaṅga (कणंग).—f kaṇagā m A corn-bin.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kanaṃga (ಕನಂಗ):—[noun] the tree Cananga odorota of Annonaceae family.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kanamgara, Kanangakarai, Kanangalli, Kanangani, Kanankay.

Ends with: Bhokananga, Chinikananga, Ekananga, Kantekananga.

Full-text: Kaninga, Kanaga, Karumukai, Kanagi.

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