Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Miscanthus in English is the name of a plant defined with Miscanthus floridulus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Xiphagrostis floridula (Labill.) Coville (among others).

2) Miscanthus is also identified with Miscanthus sinensis It has the synonym Eulalia japonica Trin. (etc.).

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

· Öfversigt af Förhandlingar: Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademien (1856)
· Bulletin du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle (1919)
· Botanicheskii Zhurnal
· Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier, sér. 2, (1904)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1904)
· Grasses of Japan and its Neighboring Regions (1987)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Miscanthus, for example chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Miscanthus floridulus, Miscanthus sinensis.

Ends with: Giant miscanthus.

Full-text (+10): Eulalia, Giant miscanthus, Chinese fairy grass, Chinese silver grass, Japanese silver grass, Mang jing, Susuki, Mang, Zebra grass, Maiden grass, Elefantgras, Swordgrass, Japanese plume grass, Japansk gras, Sawgrass, Iyeng, Tokiwa-susuki, Kaho, Miscanthus floridulus, Amur silver grass.

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