Strychnos potatorum
Strychnos potatorum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Loganiaceae |
Genus: | Strychnos |
Species: | S. potatorum |
Binomial name | |
Strychnos potatorum L.f. | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Strychnos potatorum also known as Clearing-Nut Tree (Telugu: చిల్లగింజ, Tamil: Thethankottai, Hindi: Nirmali Burmese:ခပေါင်းရေကြည်) 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
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- ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 16 February 2016
- 1 2 Myanmar Encyclopedia Part 2, Section (B) မြန်မာ့စွယ်စုံကျမ်း၊ အပိုင်း-၂၊ အတွဲ(ခ)- ခပေါင်းရေကြည်ပင်.
- ↑ "Nirmali (Strychnos potatorum Linn.)". 2004. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
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