Hydnocarpus venenatus is a species of plant in the Achariaceae family.[1] It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2] The oil the plants produce is known as Kavetel.[3]

Hydnocarpus venenata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Achariaceae
Genus: Hydnocarpus
Species:
H. venenata
Binomial name
Hydnocarpus venenata
Synonyms[1]

Hydnocarpus inebrians Vahl

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hydnocarpus venenatus Gaertn". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  2. ^ "Makulla". Dilmah Conservation. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21.
  3. ^ Sahoo, Manas Ranjan; Dhanabal, S. P.; Jadhav, Atul N.; Reddy, Vishali; Muguli, Ganesh; Babu, U. V.; Rangesh, Paramesh (2014-05-28). "Hydnocarpus: An ethnopharmacological, phytochemical and pharmacological review". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 154 (1): 17–25. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2014.03.029. ISSN 0378-8741.