Strychnos potatorum

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|genus = Strychnos

|species = potatorum

|authority = L.f.

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• Strychnos heterodoxa Gilg
• Strychnos stuhlmannii Gilg

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|title=The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species

|accessdate=16 February 2016}}

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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 {{convert|40|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}.{{cite book|title=Myanmar Encyclopedia Part 2, Section (B) မြန်မာ့စွယ်စုံကျမ်း၊ အပိုင်း-၂၊ အတွဲ(ခ)- ခပေါင်းရေကြည်ပင်}} The seeds of the tree are commonly used in traditional medicine as well as for purifying water in India and Myanmar.{{cite web|title= Nirmali (Strychnos potatorum Linn.)|publisher=| date=2004|url=http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/nirmali.html|accessdate=October 25, 2011}}