Chaetocarpus castanocarpus

Chaetocarpus castanocarpus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Peraceae
Genus:	Chaetocarpus
Species:	C. castanocarpus
Binomial name
	Chaetocarpus castanocarpus; (Roxb.) Thw.
Synonyms
	Adelia castanocarpa Roxb. ; Chaetocarpus pungens Thwaites ; Regnaldia clutioides Baill. ; Regnaldia myrtioides Baill. ;

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Chaetocarpus castanocarpus is a plant of the family Peraceae. The tree is evergreen and about 45 metres (148 ft) high. Leaves are simple and alternate. Flower color may vary from greenish yellow to yellow. It is distributed in Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, India , Sri Lanka, Thailand, Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Laos. Tree trunk is used for construction purposes. Leaves are used as a leafy vegetable.^[2]^[3]

Culture

Known as හැඩවක (Hedawaka / Hedoke) in Sinhala by Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka. Leaves and roots are widely used as an Ayurvedic purposes which used for the treatments muscular pains and tendons pains.^[4]

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Wikidata ☰ Q15387973 entry

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[1] "Chaetocarpus castanocarpus (Roxb.) Thwaites — the Plant List". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-37336.

[2] "Chaetocarpus castanocarpus - EUPHORBIACEAE". http://www.biotik.org/laos/species/c/chaca/chaca_en.html.

[3] "Chaetocarpus castanocarpus". http://www.asianplant.net/Peraceae/Chaetocarpus_castanocarpus.htm.

[4] "Ayurvedic Plants of Sri Lanka: Plants Details". http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/plants_detail.php?i=487&s=Family_name.

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Chaetocarpus castanocarpus

Topic: Biology

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