Strychnos potatorum

Strychnos potatorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Loganiaceae
Genus:	Strychnos
Species:	S. potatorum
Binomial name
	Strychnos potatorum; L.f.
Synonyms
	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: தேத்தான் கொட்டை(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[]

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

External links[]

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

[Myanmar_Encyclopedia-2] Myanmar Encyclopedia Part 2, Section (B) မြန်မာ့စွယ်စုံကျမ်း၊ အပိုင်း-၂၊ အတွဲ(ခ)- ခပေါင်းရေကြည်ပင်.

[SOPAN-3] "Nirmali (Strychnos potatorum Linn.)". 2004. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

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