Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Strangler fig in Australia is the name of a plant defined with Ficus virgata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ficus inaequifolia Elmer (among others).

2) Strangler fig in English is also identified with Ficus aurea It has the synonym Ficus jimenezii Standl. (etc.).

3) Strangler fig is also identified with Ficus obliqua It has the synonym Urostigma eugenioides Miq. (etc.).

4) Strangler fig is also identified with Ficus thonningii It has the synonym see F.N. Hepper and Fiona Neate, Plant Collectors in West Africa. 80. 1971 (etc.).

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

· Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus (1786)
· Kirkia (1990)
· Hooker’s Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany (1847)
· Monogr. Ficus Form. & Philipp. (1944)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Strangler fig, for example chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, 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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Partial matches: Fig.

Ends with: Florida strangler fig, Giant strangler fig.

Full-text: Florida strangler fig, Giant strangler fig.

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