Strychnos potatorum

Strychnos potatorum
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]
  • Strychnos heterodoxa Gilg
  • Strychnos stuhlmannii Gilg
The nuts used for cleaning

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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  1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 16 February 2016
  2. 1 2 Myanmar Encyclopedia Part 2, Section (B) မြန်မာ့စွယ်စုံကျမ်း၊ အပိုင်း-၂၊ အတွဲ(ခ)- ခပေါင်းရေကြည်ပင်.
  3. "Nirmali (Strychnos potatorum Linn.)". 2004. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
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