Strychnos potatorum — a medium houseplant
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Strychnos potatorum

Strychnos Potatorum

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

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Strychnos
Family
Loganiaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Chillam en Clearing Nut Tree en Induga en Mudanhapfunye en Nirmali en Tattan Kottei en Clearing-nut-tree
ALSO IN THE LIBRARY

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