Parrot leaf: 1 definition
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Parrot leaf 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) Parrot leaf in English is the name of a plant defined with Alternanthera bettzickiana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Telanthera picta C. Koch (among others).
2) Parrot leaf is also identified with Alternanthera ficoidea It has the synonym Alternanthera ficoidea Griseb. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Vilmorin’s Blumengärtnerei. Dritte neubearbeite Aflage (1896)
· The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening (1884)
· Pharmaceutical Biology (2000)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1849)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Cyclopaedia
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