Clausena excavata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Clausena
Species:
C. excavata
Binomial name
Clausena excavata
Synonyms[1]
  • Amyris graveolens Buch.-Ham. ex Steud.
  • Amyris punctata Roxb. ex Colebr.
  • Amyris sumatrana Roxb.
  • Clausena javanensis Raeusch. ex DC.
  • Clausena javensis J.F.Gmel.
  • Clausena lunulata Hayata
  • Clausena moningerae Merr.
  • Clausena punctata (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Steud.
  • Clausena sumatrana (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Steud.
  • Clausena tetramera Hayata
  • Cookia anisodora Blanco
  • Cookia anisum-olens Blanco
  • Cookia graveolens Wight & Arn.
  • Cookia punctata Retz.
  • Gallesioa graveolens M.Roem.
  • Lawsonia falcata Lour.

Clausena excavata is a species of evergreen shrub that grows 1–2 metres (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in) tall, in the family Rutaceae, native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2] The plant is commonly by various names, including pink lime-berry, cama, cemama, cemamar, cerek, cerek hitam, kemantu hitam, secerek, semeru, and suntang hitam.[3]

Uses

The leaves are used in Southeast Asian cooking, emitting a curry-like smell when crushed.[4] The plant's berries are also edible and have an anise flavour.[4] The plant is astringent, bitter, emmenagogue and considered a tonic for digestive problems.[4]

One of the phytochemicals the plant contains is lichexanthone.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  2. ^ Dianxiang Zhang and Thomas G. Hartley. "Clausena". Flora of China. Vol. 11.
  3. ^ "Clausena excavata Burm.f." Flora Fauna Web. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  4. ^ a b c "Clausena excavata". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  5. ^ Lim, Pei Cee; Ramli, Hanizah; Kassim, Nur Kartinee; Ali, Zulfiqar; Khan, Ikhlas A.; Shaari, Khozirah; Ismail, Amin (2019). "Chemical constituents from the stem bark of Clausena excavata Burm. f". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 82: 52–55. doi:10.1016/j.bse.2018.12.010. S2CID 91875468.


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