Malanga, Malaṅga: 3 definitions

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Malanga means something in Marathi, 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) Malanga in Cameroon is the name of a plant defined with Markhamia tomentosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

2) Malanga is also identified with Staudtia gabonensis It has the synonym Staudtia niohue Pierre (etc.).

3) Malanga in Central African Republic is also identified with Staudtia kamerunensis.

4) Malanga in Gambia is also identified with Avicennia germinans It has the synonym Hilairanthus nitidus (Jacq.) Tiegh. (etc.).

5) Malanga in India is also identified with Viscum articulatum It has the synonym Korthalsella articulata (Burm.f.) Laing (etc.).

6) Malanga in Peru is also identified with Xanthosoma sagittifolium It has the synonym Arum xanthorrhizon Jacq. (etc.).

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

· Nordic Journal of Botany (1989)
· Flora del Paraguay (11) (1988)
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (2003)
· Oesterreichische Botanische Zeitschrift (1858)
· Notulae Systematicae. (1927)
· Wetlands Ecology and Management (2000)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Malanga, for example health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, 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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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

malaṅga (मलंग).—m ( H) A dervise of a particular order.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

malaṅga (मलंग).—m A dervis of a particular order.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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