| Wrightia antidysenterica | |
|---|---|
| Flower | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Wrightia |
| Species: | W. antidysenterica |
| Binomial name | |
| Wrightia antidysenterica (L.) R.Br. |
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Wrightia antidysenterica, the coral swirl, is a flowering plant in the genus Wrightia.
Wrightia antidysenterica is sometimes mistaken to belong to a separate genus Holarrhena, as Holarrhena pubescens. It's been long known in Indian Ayurvedic tradition, and is called " kuţaja " in Sanskrit. It is also known as "White Angel" in the Philippines.