Phrapsi: 1 definition
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Phrapsi 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) Phrapsi in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus microcarpa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Urostigma microcarpum (L.f.) Miq. (among others).
2) Phrapsi is also identified with Ficus retusa It has the synonym Ficus retusa var. nitida (Thunb.) Miq. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1910)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1987)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1827)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1782)
· Novae Plantarum Species (1821)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
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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.
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