Pteris cretica: 1 definition

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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)

Pteris cretica L. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Pteris cretica var. nervosa (Thunb.) Ching & S.H. Wu, Pteris nervosa Thunb., Pteris nervosa Wall., Pteris pentaphylla Willd., Pteris serraria Sw., Pteris treacheriana Baker, Pteris trifoliata Fée, Pteris trifoliata H. Christ, Pteris triphylla Mett., Pteris triphylla M. Martens & Galeotti, Pteris triphylla Bertero, Pteris triphylla Bertero ex Colla, Pteris triphylla Agardh, Pteris triphylla Baker, Pycnodoria cretica (L.) Small, Pycnodoria cretica Small.

References regarding Pteris cretica L. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 1

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