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Biology (plants and animals)

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

Vuvu in Papua New Guinea is the name of a plant defined with Flagellaria indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Flagellaria minor Blume ex Schult.f. (among others).

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

· Flora Trop. E. Africa, Flagellariaceae. (1971)
· Leaflets of Philippine Botany (1908)
· Fl. Madag. (1946)
· Systema Vegetabilium ed. 15
· Flagellariaceae.
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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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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