Porcellana: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Porcellana in Italian is the name of a plant defined with Portulaca oleracea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Portulaca parvifolia Haw. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Recent Res. Pl. Sci. (1979)
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (2180)
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1948)
· Linnaea (1851)
· Kromosomo
· Journal of Palynology (1980)
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