Kinya: 1 definition

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Kinya 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) Kinya in India is the name of a plant defined with Amoora wallichii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aphanamixis wallichii (King) Harid. & R.R. Rao.

2) Kinya in Kenya is also identified with Lagenaria siceraria It has the synonym Cucurbita leucantha Duchesne (etc.).

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

· Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal,
· Saggio sulla Storia Naturale del Chili (1782)
· Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. (1937)
· Forest Flora of Meghalaya (1985)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1982)
· Nat. Hist. (1895)

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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.

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