Crataeva

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Crataeva in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Crataeva (after Cratevas, an obscure writer on medicinal plants, not, as sometimes stated, at the time of Hippocrates, but at the beginning of the first century B. C., since he named a plant after Mithridates). Capparidaceae. Tropical trees and shrubs, sometimes planted in the warm parts of the country. Leaves 3-foliolate: fls. in corymbs, usually polygamous, with the odor of garlic; sepals and petals 4; stamens 8-20; torus elongated: berries ovate-globose, with a slender stripe.—Ten species, around the globe. The bark of the garlic pear, C. gynandra, blisters like cantharides. C. religiosa, from Malabar and the Society Isls. is a sacred tree, and is planted in native grave-yards. The bitter, aromatic Lvs. and bark are used by them in stomach troubles. The above and some other species are cult, in Eu. as ornamental greenhouse shrubs. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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