Clausena excavata

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]

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.

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. "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. "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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