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Strychnos potatorum (Clearing-Nut Tree)

Synonyms: Strychnos heterodoxa; Strychnos monosperma (heterotypic); Strychnos stuhlmannii; Strychnos tetankotta

Wikipedia Abstract

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

Civettictis civetta (African Civet)[1]
Tauraco porphyreolophus (Purple-crested Turaco)[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1A RECORD OF FRUITS AND SEEDS DISPERSED BY MAMMALS AND BIRDS FROM SINGIDA DISTRICT OF TANGANYIKA TERRITORY, B. D. BURTT, Journal of Ecology Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 351-355 (1929)
♦ 2del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0