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Definition of Holarrhena pubescens
1. Noun. Tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea.
Group relationships: Genus Holarrhena, Holarrhena
Generic synonyms: Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holarrhena Pubescens
Literary usage of Holarrhena pubescens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Assessment of the Value of Woodland Landscape Function to Local Communities by Tim Lynam (2003)
"The common species in the shrub layer include Dalbergia melanoxylon, Lannea
discolor, Annona senegalensis, Holarrhena pubescens, Rhus tenui nervis, ..."
2. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"... and strength is used in making palanquins in the south, while in the north of
India that of W. mollissima is used by turners. Holarrhena pubescens ..."
3. The timber trees, timber and fancy woods, as also, the forests of India and by Edward Balfour (1870)
"Thw. En. PL Zeyl., p. 194, Mr. Fergusson. Holarrhena pubescens, Wall. A small
tree in Burmah and Kumaon, with timber similar to H. ..."
4. Report by Dr. M.C. Cooke, on the Oil Seeds and Oils in the India Museum, Or by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke, Great Britain India Office (1876)
"Oil.—No sample of this oil in the Museum collection. Holarrhena antidysenterica,
Wall. Brandis, For. Fl. 326. Holarrhena pubescens, Wall'; Cat. No. 1673. ..."
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