Biology:Crateva nurvala

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Crateva nurvala
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Crateva
Species:
C. nurvala
Binomial name
Crateva nurvala
Buch.-Ham.
Synonyms[1]
  • Crateva lophosperma Kurz
  • Crateva religiosa var. nurvula (Buch.-Ham.) Hook.f. & Thomson

Crateva nurvala is an accepted name for a small tree in the genus Crateva and the family Capparaceae.[1][2] However, the Catalogue of Life lists this as a synonym of C. magna.[3]

Distribution

The small wild or cultivated tree is widespread from India to Southeast Asia, south of China. It grows lowlands to an altitude of 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above sea level. It occurs on glades, at the edge of a forest, near rivers and lakes, etc.

Traditional medicine

The dried bark is used raw drug in traditional systems of medicine in India such as Ayurveda and Siddha.[4]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2742376. Retrieved 1 April 2017. 
  2. The International Plant Names Index
  3. Roskov Y.; Kunze T. (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.". in Didžiulis V.. Species 2000: Reading, UK.. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2014/details/species/id/16861202. Retrieved 26 May 2014. 
  4. Bhattacharjee, Atanu; Shashidhara, Shastry Chakrakodi; Aswathanarayana (2012). "Phytochemical and ethno-pharmacological profile of Crataeva nurvala Buch-Hum (Varuna): A review". Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2 (2): S1162–8. doi:10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60379-7. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q11140127 entry