Swainsona

Swainsona
Swain·so·na (swānґsə-nə) the Darling peas, a genus of Australian legumes related to Astragalus; they contain a chemical that inhibits mannosidase activity and causes mannosidosis with potentially fatal neurological symptoms (similar to those of loco poisoning) in livestock grazing on them for extended periods.

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  • Swainsona — Swainsona …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Swainsona —   Swainsona …   Wikipedia Español

  • Swainsona — Taxobox name = Swainsona image width = 250px image caption = Swainsona formosa regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Fabaceae subfamilia = Faboideae tribus = Galegeae genus = Swainsona genus… …   Wikipedia

  • Swainsona — ? Свайнсона Свайнсона прекрасная (Swainsona formosa) Научная классификация Царство: Растения …   Википедия

  • Swainsona — Swainsona …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Swainsona — noun a genus of Australian herbs and subshrubs: darling peas • Syn: ↑genus Swainsona • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Leguminosae, ↑family Leguminosae, ↑Fabaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Swainsona formosa — Swainsona formosa …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Swainsona formosa — Swai …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Swainsona formosa — Sturt s Desert Pea Sturt s Desert Pea, at Melbourne Zoo Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

  • Swainsona galegifolia — Taxobox name = Smooth darling pea image width = 240px image caption = Smooth darling pea, Swainsona galegifolia regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Fabaceae subfamilia = Faboideae tribus =… …   Wikipedia

  • Swainsona grandiflora — noun shrubby perennial of southern Australia having downy or woolly stems and undersides of leaves and racemes of red to pink flowers • Syn: ↑hairy darling pea, ↑Swainsona greyana • Hypernyms: ↑darling pea, ↑poison bush …   Useful english dictionary

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