Kupu: 1 definition

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Kupu 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)

Kupu in Panama is the name of a plant defined with Sterculia apetala in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Opsopaea foetida Raf., nom. invalid (among others).

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

· Enumeratio Systematica Plantarum (1760)
· Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro (1922)
· Florae Columbiae terrarumque adjacentium specimina selecta in peregrinatione duodecim annorum observata delineavit et descripsit (1862)
· Sylva Telluriana (1838)
· Annales de la Société Botanique de Lyon (1880)
· Ceiba (2003)

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

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