Mauritia flexuosa: 1 definition
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Mauritia flexuosa 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)
Mauritia flexuosa L.f. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Mauritia flexuosa var. venezuelana Steyerm., Mauritia minor Burret, Mauritia sagus Schult. & Schult.f., Mauritia setigera Griseb. & H. Wendl., Mauritia setigera Griseb. & H. Wendl. ex Griseb., Mauritia sphaerocarpa Burret, Mauritia vinifera Mart., Saguerus americanus H. Wendl..
References regarding Mauritia flexuosa L.f. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Supplementum Plantarum (1781)
· Historia Naturalis Palmarum (1824)
· Flora of the British West Indian Islands (1864)
· Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem (1929)
· Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem (1930)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1951)
· Guía de Árboles de Bolivia (1993)
· Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas (1995)
· Botanica Acta (1997)
· World Checklist of Palms. (2005)
· Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais. (2006)
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)
Full-text (+5): Buritisol, Aguachi, Buritizeiro, Cananguche, Achua, Ahuaque, Aguaje, Moriche, Aguashi, Moriti, Cananguacha, Kinema, Ahuashi, Wachori, Mariti, Achual, Banin, Ita palm, Binon, Miriti.
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