Kurkan: 1 definition
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Kurkan 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)Kurkan in India is the name of a plant defined with Cenchrus ciliaris in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pennisetum ciliare var. leptostachys Leeke (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Orientalis (1844)
· Systema Vegetabilium, editio decima sexta (1825)
· Annuario del Reale Istituto Botanico di Roma (1897)
· Flora (1837)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1930)
· Flore de l’Afrique Centrale Française, Énumeration des Plantes Récoltées (1913)
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