Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Kattuma in India is the name of a plant defined with Buchanania angustifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Buchanania muelleri (Benth.) Engl. (among others).

2) Kattuma is also identified with Buchanania axillaris It has the synonym Mangifera axillaris Desr..

3) Kattuma is also identified with Buchanania lanzan It has the synonym Buchanania latifolia Roxb..

4) Kattuma is also identified with Spondias pinnata It has the synonym Spondias mangifera Willd. (etc.).

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

· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (1978)
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1883)
· J. Sci. Food Agric. (1977)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kattuma, for example extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, 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

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaṭṭumā (கட்டுமா) [kaṭṭu-mā] noun < idem. +. Grafted mango tree; ஒட்டுமா. கட்டுமாவின் றீங்கனியே [ottuma. kattumavin ringaniye] (திருப்போரூர்ச் சந்நிதி பெருங்கழி. [thirupporurs sannithi perungazhi.] 1, 7).

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Kāṭṭumā (காட்டுமா) [kāṭṭu-mā] noun < idem. +.

1. Cuddapah almond. See சாரம். [saram.] (L.)

2. Buchanan's mango, medium tree, Buchanania angustifolia; மரவகை. [maravagai.] (K.R.)

3. Indian hog-plum. See புளிமா. [pulima.] (L.)

4. Jungle mango. See உதளை. [uthalai.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ma, Kattu.

Starts with (+26): Kattu-marukkoluntu, Kattumagirangai, Kattumai, Kattumalai, Kattumalli, Kattumalligai, Kattumalligei, Kattumallika, Kattumallikai, Kattumamdige, Kattuman, Kattumanam, Kattumancari, Kattumandarai, Kattumaniculiki pachillai, Kattumaniculikipachillai, Kattumanitan, Kattumanjal, Kattumankay, Kattumanna.

Ends with: Makattuma.

Full-text: Kattu-ma, Kaattumaa, Kentapicakam, Kanma, Marima, Pulima, Nilam.

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