Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Klapper in Southern Africa is the name of a plant defined with Strychnos madagascariensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Strychnos stenoneura Gilg & Busse (among others).

2) Klapper is also identified with Strychnos pungens It has the synonym Strychnos pungens Gagnep. (etc.).

3) Klapper is also identified with Strychnos spinosa It has the synonym Strychnos laxa Soler. (etc.).

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

· Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique … Botanique (1794)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1893)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1808)
· Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris (1880)
· Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae (1851)
· Kew Bulletin (1956)

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

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Klapperbos, Klapperbossie, Klappers.

Ends with: Blassklapper, Blouklapper, Bobbejaanklapper, Botterklapper, Doringklapper, Groenklapper, Grootklapper, Kafferklapper, Kierie-klapper, Kierieklapper, Kurkbasklapper, Nicholas-klapper, Niklaasklapper, Suurklapper, Swartklapper, Vleiklapper.

Full-text: Kierie-klapper, Klappers, Nicholas-klapper, Aghata, Jarjara.

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