Kakiebos: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kakiebos in South Africa is the name of a plant defined with Alternanthera pungens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Illecebrum achyrantha L. (among others).
2) Kakiebos is also identified with Salsola kali It has the synonym Salsola kali var. strobilifera Benth. (etc.).
3) Kakiebos in Southern Africa is also identified with Tagetes minuta It has the synonym Tagetes porophyllum Vell. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bibliotheca Botanica (1921)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1824)
· Synopseos Plantarum (Persoon) (1807)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2004)
· Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences (1915)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1817)
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kakiebossie.
Ends with: Kleinkakiebos, Langkakiebos, Transvaalsekakiebos.
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