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Sayre, 1917: A Manual of Organic Materia Medica. > Phanerogams. >

13. Scitamineae.—Banana Family.

A tropical order, many species of which have a pungent principle in their rhizome or root; other species yield an abundance of starch and coloring matter.


A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, 1917, was written by Lucius E. Sayre, B.S. Ph. M.

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‹ 77. Crocus, N.F.—Saffron. up 78. Zingiber.—Ginger. ›

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