Sour fig: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Sour fig in English is the name of a plant defined with Carpobrotus acinaciformis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Carpobrotus vanzijliae L. Bolus (among others).
2) Sour fig is also identified with Carpobrotus edulis It has the synonym Mesembryanthemum edule var. flavum (L.) Moss, nom. illeg. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flowering Plants of South Africa (1927)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2001)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 10
· Gen. S. Afr. Fl. Pl. (1926)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Dwarf sour fig, Mountain sour fig, Natal sour fig, West coast sour fig.
Full-text: Mountain sour fig, Dwarf sour fig, West coast sour fig, Natal sour fig.
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