Vaikana: 1 definition
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Vaikana 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)Vaikana in Papua New Guinea is the name of a plant defined with Mikania micrantha in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Willoughbya scandens var. orinocensis (Kunth) Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Revista de Biología Tropical (1995)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1905)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden
· Fieldiana: Botany, New Series (1982)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1976)
· Biodiversidad del estado de Tabasco
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vaikana, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, have a look at these references.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vaikanacan.
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