Biology:Strychnos potatorum

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Short description: Species of plant

Strychnos potatorum
Strychnos potatorum 05.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Loganiaceae
Genus: Strychnos
Species:
S. potatorum
Binomial name
Strychnos potatorum
L.f.
Synonyms[1]
  • Strychnos heterodoxa Gilg
  • Strychnos stuhlmannii Gilg
The nuts used for cleaning

Strychnos potatorum also known as clearing-nut tree (Telugu: చిల్లగింజ, Kannada: kataka/ಕತಕ, Tamil: தேத்தான் கொட்டை(Thethankottai), Bengali: কতকা Hindi: Nirmali Burmese: ခပေါင်းရေကြည်, Sinhala ඉඟිනි) is a deciduous tree which has height up to 40 feet (12 meters).[2] The seeds of the tree are commonly used in traditional medicine as well as for purifying water in India and Myanmar.[2][3]

References

  1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2598232, retrieved 16 February 2016 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Myanmar Encyclopedia Part 2, Section (B) မြန်မာ့စွယ်စုံကျမ်း၊ အပိုင်း-၂၊ အတွဲ(ခ)- ခပေါင်းရေကြည်ပင်. 
  3. "Nirmali (Strychnos potatorum Linn.)". 2004. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/nirmali.html. Retrieved October 25, 2011. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3595916 entry