Selokana: 1 definition
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Selokana 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) Selokana in Southern Africa is the name of a plant defined with Heteropogon contortus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon firmus (J. Presl) Kunth (among others).
2) Selokana is also identified with Trachypogon spicatus It has the synonym Stipa spicata L.f. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Brasiliensis seu Enumeratio Plantarum (1829)
· J. Ecol. (1936)
· Brittonia (1952)
· Flora Brasiliensis (1883)
· Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy. Part B, Biological Sciences (1985)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1885)
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