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crateva

Scientific Name: Crateva

Family: Capparaceae

Category: Dicot

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Crateva: An Overview

The genus Crateva belongs to the caper family, Capparaceae, and encompasses a variety of flowering plants, including trees and shrubs.

Considerations for Pets

  • Some species of Crateva are trees or shrubs.

Scientific Classification

  • Genus: Crateva
  • Family: Capparaceae (Caper family)
  • Kingdom: (Implied: Plantae)
  • Rank: Genus

Nomenclature and Taxonomy

  • The Plant List includes 53 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Crateva, of which 14 are accepted species names.
  • Synonyms for certain species exist, such as Crataeva religiosa for Crateva religiosa and Capparis magna L. for Crateva magna (L.) DC.
  • Crateva adansonii subsp. odora (Buch. is recognized as an accepted name.

Common Names

  • Crateva religiosa is known as the sacred garlic pear and temple plant, along with various names in different dialects, including Balai Lamok. Other names include Sacred Barna, Bengal Quince, Bila, Bilasi, Narnohi, Garlic pear tree, Caper tree, Three-leaf caper, and Obtuse Leaf Crateva.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Crataeva magna is native to India, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
  • Crateva adansonii is widespread, found from Mauritania, Senegal, and Gambia eastward to Eritrea and Ethiopia, and southward to Tanzania. Distribution includes: Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ghana, Nigeria, Chad, N-Cameroon, Sudan, Central African Republic, and E-D.R.Congo (Zaire).
  • Crateva religiosa is confined to Asia.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Crateva can be trees or sometimes shrubs, evergreen or deciduous, and glabrous (smooth).
  • Crateva adansonii is described as a moderately sized deciduous tree.

Traditional Uses

  • Crateva nurvala is an ancient herb used for generations in the traditional Indian system of medicine known as Ayurveda.
  • Crateva adansonii is used in traditional medicines in West Africa.

Related Species

  • Crateva adansonii bears very close affinity to the African species.

Further Resources

  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K) herbarium.
  • Flora of China