Cadaba fruticosa
Cadaba fruticosa is a species of plant in the family Capparaceae.
| Cadaba fruticosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Capparaceae |
| Genus: | Cadaba |
| Species: | C. fruticosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Cadaba fruticosa | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cleome fruticosa L. | |
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 (viļuti)) and used in Siddha medicine for more than 2000 years. The juice of the leaves is especially used to cure gonorrhoea (Tamil: வெண்மேகம் (věṇmēkam)).
References
- The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka (PDF). Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Ministry of Environment. 2012. pp. 1–476.
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