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Strychnos potatorum

Strychnos potatorum also known as clearing-nut tree is a deciduous tree which has height up to 40 feet. The seeds of the tree are commonly used in traditional medicine as well as for purifying water in India and Myanmar.

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Strychnos potatorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Loganiaceae
Genus: Strychnos
Species:
S. potatorum
Binomial name
Strychnos potatorum
Synonyms1
  • Strychnos heterodoxa Gilg
  • Strychnos stuhlmannii Gilg
The nuts used for cleaning source ↗

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.23

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References

  1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 16 February 2016
  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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