Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Steekgras in South Africa is the name of a plant defined with Setaria verticillata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Panicum verticillatum var. brevisetum Mutel (among others).

2) Steekgras in Southern Africa is also identified with Aristida adscensionis It has the synonym Chaetaria humilis (Kunth) Roem. & Schultes (etc.).

3) Steekgras is also identified with Heteropogon contortus It has the synonym Andropogon firmus (J. Presl) Kunth (etc.).

4) Steekgras is also identified with Trachypogon spicatus It has the synonym Andropogon stipoides (J. Presl) Kunth, nom. illeg., non Andropogon stipoides Kunth (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Aspects of Plant Sciences (1989)
· Phytologia (1990)
· Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Rhodesia-Kongo-Expedition, 1911–1912, unter Leitung von Eric Graf von Rosen (1911)
· Flora Republicii Socialiste Romania (1972)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii Berolinensis Altera (1821)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Steekgras, for example health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Ends with: Eenjarige steekgras, Gesteekgras, Lossteekgras.

Full-text: Eenjarige steekgras.

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