Strychnos potatorum

Strychnos potatorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Loganiaceae
Genus: Strychnos

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).[1] The seeds of the tree are commonly used in traditional medicine as well as purifying water in India and Myanmar.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Myanmar Encyclopedia Part 2, Section (B) မြန်မာ့စွယ်စုံကျမ်း၊ အပိုင်း-၂၊ အတွဲ(ခ)- ခပေါင်းရေကြည်ပင်.
  2. "Nirmali (Strychnos potatorum Linn.)". 2004. Retrieved October 25, 2011.