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  • In the tropical semi-evergreen forests common trees and shrubs are Albizia procera, Duabanga grandiflora, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Crateva unilocularis, Sterculia urens, Grewia serrulata, Mallotus philippensis, Bridelia retusa, Aphania rubra, Leea indica and L. umbraculifera.

    Kaziranga National Park, India 2009

  • Crateva adansonii, Celtis integrifolia, Ficus spp., and Khaya senegalensis.

    Mandara Plateau mosaic 2008

  • Si vero, Crateva, inter caeteras herbarum radices, avaritiae radicem secare posses amaram, ut nullae reliquiae essent, probe scito, &c.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Crateva, an herbalist, gives him this good counsel, that if it were possible, [1832] amongst other herbs, he should cut up that weed of covetousness by the roots, that there be no remainder left, and then know this for a certainty, that together with their bodies, thou mayst quickly cure all the diseases of their minds.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • An example of a "perfect flower", this Crateva religiosa flower has both stamens (outer ring) and a pistil (center).

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • Manjanathi (Marinda tinctoria), Veliparuthi (Pergularia daemia), Nilavembu (Andrographis paniculata), Virali (Dodonaea viscosa) and Mavilangam (Crateva adansonii). (50 grams each of the above materials are taken, shade dried, pounded well and stored).

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

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