Xanthosoma brasiliense: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)Xanthosoma brasiliense (Desf.) Engl. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Acontias hastifolius Schott, Caladium brasiliense Desf., Philodendron fontanesii Kunth, Xanthosoma hastatum Eggers, Xanthosoma hastifolium sensu Duss.
References regarding Xanthosoma brasiliense (Desf.) Engl. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Description des Plantes Nouvelles … Jardin de J. M. Cels (1801)
· Tableau de l’École de Botanique (1829)
· Meletemata Botanica (1832)
· Flore phanérogamique des Antilles françaises (1897)
· Das Pflanzenreich (1920)
· Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands (1979)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Quelembe, Belembe, Calalou, Tahitian spinach.
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