Monkey orange: 1 definition
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Monkey orange 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) Monkey orange in English is the name of a plant defined with Strychnos cocculoides in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Strychnos suberosa De Wild..
2) Monkey orange is also identified with Strychnos pungens It has the synonym Strychnos occidentalis Soler. (etc.).
3) Monkey orange is also identified with Strychnos spinosa It has the synonym Strychnos spinosa subsp. lokua (A. Richard) Bruce (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae (1851)
· Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique … Botanique (1794)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew (1895)
· Études de systematique et de géographie botaniques sur la flore de Bas- et du Moyen-Congo (1904)
· Racc. Miss. Consol. Kenya (1935)
· Notizblatt des Königlichen botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin (1895)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Monkey, Orange.
Ends with: Black monkey orange, Corky-bark monkey orange, Green monkey orange, Little monkey orange, Spine-leaved monkey orange, Spineless monkey orange, Spiny monkey orange, Spiny-leaved monkey orange, Stipe-fruited monkey orange.
Full-text: Spiny monkey orange, Black monkey orange, Green monkey orange, Little monkey orange, Corky-bark monkey orange, Spine-leaved monkey orange, Spiny-leaved monkey orange, Stipe-fruited monkey orange, Spineless monkey orange.
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