Biology:Wrightia antidysenterica

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Short description: Species of plant

Wrightia antidysenterica
Wrightia antidysenterica photographed by Trisorn Triboon.jpg
Flowers
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Wrightia
Species:
W. antidysenterica
Binomial name
Wrightia antidysenterica

Wrightia antidysenterica, the coral swirl or tellicherry bark, is a flowering plant in the genus Wrightia. Wrightia antidysenterica is sometimes confused with the species Holarrhena pubescens due to a second, taxonomically invalid publication of the name Holarrhena pubescens. It is known in Sanskrit as kuṭaja or ambikā.[1]

Construction

The juice of this plant is a potent ingredient for a mixture of wall plaster, according to the Samarāṅgaṇa Sūtradhāra, which is a Sanskrit treatise dealing with Śilpaśāstra (Hindu science of art and construction).[2]

References

  1. Template:Cite MWSD
  2. Nardi, Isabella (2007). The Theory of Citrasutras in Indian Painting. Routledge. pp. 121. ISBN 978-1134165230. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2248340 entry