Ladder brake: 1 definition
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Ladder brake 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) Ladder brake in English is the name of a plant defined with Pteris longifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pteris longifolia var. angusta H. Christ ex Donn. Sm. (among others).
2) Ladder brake is also identified with Pteris vittata It has the synonym Pteris ensifolia Poir. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum. (1810)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1897)
· Reliquiae Haenkeanae (1825)
· Species Plantarum
· Acta Botanica Austro Sinica (1983)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1816)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Brake.
Ends with: Chinese ladder brake.
Full-text: Chinese ladder brake.
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