Derivation of specific name
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potatorum; resembling a potato, presumably referring to the fruit, which looks more like a grape
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Strychnos potatorum L.f. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=144420
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Small to medium-sized tree with dense foliage. Leaves opposite, 3-5-veined from the base, elliptic to ovate, glossy dark green, thinly textured, hairless. Flowers in axillary clusters of several, stalked, few-flowered heads, whitish to yellowish-green. Fruit up to 20 mm in diameter, purple-black when ripe, resembling grapes. Fruits eaten by animals but not by people.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Strychnos potatorum L.f. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=144420
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Common
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Strychnos potatorum L.f. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=144420
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Tropical Africa to northern Botswana and Limpopo, S Africa
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Strychnos potatorum L.f. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=144420
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Strychnos potatorum: Brief Summary
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The nuts used for cleaning
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.
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The nuts used for cleaning 
