Rape-dos-indios, Rapé-dos-índios: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Rape-dos-indios in Brazil is the name of a plant defined with Maquira sclerophylla in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Perebea xinguana Standl. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Neotropica (2001)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· Revista Brasileira de Botânica (1999)
· Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series (1937)
· Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz. (1991)
· Histoire des plantes de la Guiane Françoise (1775)
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