Metuvacam: 1 definition
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Metuvacam 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)1) Metuvacam in India is the name of a plant defined with Aponogeton natans in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Spathium monostachyum (L.f.) Edgew. (among others).
2) Metuvacam is also identified with Potamogeton nodosus It has the synonym Spirillus lonchites (Tuck.) Nieuwl. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië. (1825)
· Flora Javae (1828)
· Symbolae Botanicae (Vahl) (1794)
· Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl. (1916)
· Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (1842)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
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