West indian indigo: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)West indian indigo in English is the name of a plant defined with Indigofera suffruticosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Anila tinctoria var. polyphylla (DC.) Nyman (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1768)
· Rhodora (1980)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1825)
· Prodr. Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ Orient. (1834)
· Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde (1907)
· J. Agric. Sci. (Tokyo) (1962)
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