Chinese evergreen: 1 definition
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Chinese evergreen 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)1) Chinese evergreen in English is the name of a plant defined with Aglaonema commutatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Scindapsus cuscuaria Presl (among others).
2) Chinese evergreen is also identified with Aglaonema modestum It has the synonym Aglaonema laoticum Gagnep. (etc.).
3) Chinese evergreen is also identified with Aglaonema simplex It has the synonym Scindapsus tonkinensis K. Krause (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botanisk Tidsskrift (1902)
· Cytologia (1988)
· Nucleus (1982)
· Das Pflanzenreich (1915)
· Ann. Bot. (London) (2004)
· Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem (1932)
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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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