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Preferred term

Melinis repens  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Formerly known as Rhynchelytrum repens, a member of the perennial grass family native to South Africa, widely distributed and known by different common names. It is used as a diabetes cure in folk medicine and actively studied for its hypoglycemic properties.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Natal Grass
  • Rhynchelytrum repens
  • Rhynchelytrum roseum
  • Rose Natal Grass
  • Saccharum repens
  • Tricholaena repens
  • Tricholaena rosea nees
  • txid29709

In other languages

  • French

  • Herbe du Natal
  • Rhynchelytrum repens
  • Rhynchelytrum roseum
  • Saccharum repens
  • Tricholaena repens
  • Tricholaena rosea nees
  • Tricholène rose
  • txid29709

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PFJBW6M2-5

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