Khaem luang: 1 definition
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Khaem luang 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) Khaem luang in Thailand is the name of a plant defined with Themeda arundinacea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon arundinaceus (Roxb.) Voigt, nom. illeg., non Andropogon arundinaceus Bergius (among others).
2) Khaem luang is also identified with Themeda gigantea It has the synonym Anthistiria gigantea Cav. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Plantae Junghuhnianae (1854)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1810)
· Flore Générale de l’Indo-Chine (1922)
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1889)
· Claves Generum et Specierum Graminearum Primarum Sinicarum Appendice Nomenclatione Systematica (1957)
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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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Partial matches: Khaem.
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