Herbarium JCB

Strychnos potatorum L. f.

Family : LOGANIACEAE
(LOGANIA FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Loganiaceae
Species : Strychnos potatorum
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Strychnos potatorum L.f.
Common name : Clearing nut tree
Vernacular name : Nirmali (Hin.); Chilu (Kan.); Thetthamkottai, Kalkottai, Sirungarumaram, Sillamaram (Tam.); Chilla ginja, Chilla ginjalu, Indupa, Indiba chettu, Chilaka mushti, Katakamu (Tel.); Nirmali, Nelmal, Koyar, Katako, Kaya, Kotaki (Ori.); Katak, Ambuprasaad (San.)
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : April-December
Native : India
Comments : On foothills of mixed forests to about 800 m. The seeds are used in clearing muddy water or impurities just as an alum.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Dharmapuri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivagangai district), Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villupuram district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, Vijayanagaram district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Krishna district, Guntur district, Prakasham district, Kurnool district, Nellore district, Kadapa district, Anantapur district, Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Khammam district, Nalgonda district, Mehbubnagar district (Telangana State); Ganjam district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Puri district, Angul district, Cuttack district, Sambalpur district, Kalahandi district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Strychnos potatorum. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.