Cadaba fruticosa
Cadaba fruticosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Capparaceae |
Genus: | Cadaba |
Species: | C. fruticosa |
Binomial name | |
Cadaba fruticosa (L.) Druce | |
Synonyms | |
Cleome fruticosa L. |
Cadaba fruticosa is a species of plant in the family Capparaceae.
It is endemic on Indian Subcontinent: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Indo-China: Myanmar.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
In Tamil Nadu, Cadaba fruticosa is known as '"vizhuthi"(Tamil: விழுதி) and used in Siddha medicine for more than 2000 years. The juice of the leaves is especially used to cure gonorrhoea (Tamil: வெண்மேகம்).
References
- Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) Cadaba fruticosa. Downloaded on 29 September 2008.
- The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka (PDF). Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Ministry of Environment. 2012. pp. 1–476.
External links
- Media related to Cadaba fruticosa at Wikimedia Commons
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