Strychnos potatorum

Strychnos potatorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Gentianales
Family:Loganiaceae
Genus:Strychnos
Species: S. potatorum
Binomial name
Strychnos potatorum
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: Thethankottai, 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, 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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