Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Zacate in Mexico is the name of a plant defined with Aristida divaricata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ida Kaplan Langman, A Selected Guide to the Literature on the Flowering Plants of Mexico. Philadelphia 1964 (among others).

2) Zacate is also identified with Setaria viridis It has the synonym Panicum viride L. (etc.).

3) Zacate is also identified with Tragus berteronianus It has the synonym Lappago occidentalis Nees ex Hook. (etc.).

4) Zacate in Philippine Islands is also identified with Leersia hexandra It has the synonym Oryza australis A. Braun ex Schweinf. (etc.).

5) Zacate in Spanish is also identified with Chloris virgata It has the synonym Emil Bretschneider, History of European Botanical Discoveries in China. Leipzig 1981 (etc.).

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

· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1988)
· Catalogus plantarum horti botanici monspeliensis (1813)
· The Flora of British India (1897)
· African Journal of Ecology (2001)
· Botanical Magazine (1925)
· Weed Science (1971)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Zacate, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, 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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