Mapou: 1 definition
Introduction:
Mapou 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)Mapou in La Réunion Island is the name of a plant defined with Agauria salicifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Leucothoe angustifolia var. pyrifolia DC. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1834)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1877)
· Genera Plantarum (1876)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1783)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
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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: Mapou a petites feuilles, Mapou des hauts.
Ends with: Bois de mapou, Bois mapou.
Full-text: Mapou a petites feuilles, Bois mapou, Bois de mapou, Mapou des hauts.
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