Biology:Chaetocarpus castanocarpus
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Chaetocarpus castanocarpus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Peraceae |
| Genus: | Chaetocarpus |
| Species: | C. castanocarpus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chaetocarpus castanocarpus (Roxb.) Thw.
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Chaetocarpus castanocarpus is a plant of the family Peraceae. The tree is evergreen and about 45 metres (148 ft) high. Leaves are simple and alternate. Flower color may vary from greenish yellow to yellow. It is distributed in Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, India , Sri Lanka, Thailand, Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Laos. Tree trunk is used for construction purposes. Leaves are used as a leafy vegetable.[2][3]
Culture
Known as හැඩවක (Hedawaka / Hedoke) in Sinhala by Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka. Leaves and roots are widely used as an Ayurvedic purposes which used for the treatments muscular pains and tendons pains.[4]
References
- ↑ "Chaetocarpus castanocarpus (Roxb.) Thwaites — the Plant List". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-37336.
- ↑ "Chaetocarpus castanocarpus - EUPHORBIACEAE". http://www.biotik.org/laos/species/c/chaca/chaca_en.html.
- ↑ "Chaetocarpus castanocarpus". http://www.asianplant.net/Peraceae/Chaetocarpus_castanocarpus.htm.
- ↑ "Ayurvedic Plants of Sri Lanka: Plants Details". http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/plants_detail.php?i=487&s=Family_name.
External links
- castanocarpus Nationaalherbarium.nl: Chaetocarpus castanocarpus
- Tropical plants: Chaetocarpus castanocarpus
Wikidata ☰ Q15387973 entry
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