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Crateva religiosa

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Capparaceae
Genus:	Crateva
Species:	C. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its The Brassicales are an order of Flowering plants belonging to the Eurosids II group of Dicotyledons under the APG II system Capparaceae (or Capparidaceae) commonly known as the Caper family is a family of plants in order Brassicales. religiosa

Binomial name

Crateva religiosa
Forst. f.

The flowering tree Crateva religiosa (syn Crataeva religiosa, Crateva adansonii) is called the sacred garlic pear and temple plant, and many other names in a variety of dialects, including abiyuch, barna, varuna, and bidasi. Johann Georg Adam Forster (November 27 1754 – January 10 1794 was a German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, Journalist The tree is sometimes called the spider tree because the showy flowers bear long, spidery stamens. The stamen ( Plural stamina or stamens, from Latin stamen meaning "thread of the warp " is the male It is native to Japan, Australia, much of Southeast Asia and several south Pacific islands. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It is grown elsewhere for fruit, especially in parts of the African continent.

The fruit of the tree is edible. The nectar-filled flowers are attractive to a multitude of insects and birds. The pierid butterfly (Hebomoia glaucippe) is a frequent visitor to this plant. Great Orange Tip, Hebomoia glaucippe is a Butterfly of the Family Pieridae that is the Yellows and Whites which is found in Asia and Australasia

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