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Capparaceae

Sacred garlic pear

Crateva religiosa G.Forst.

Family
Capparaceae
Genus
Crateva

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Sacred garlic pear: Capparaceae (caper family) » Crateva religiosa KRAY-tev-a -- named for Kratevas, Greek herbalist, renowned for his skill in poisoning re-lij-ee-OH-suh -- meanin
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Common names

By language (20)
Arabic
كراتيفة مقدسة, أبيوش, زهرة العنكبوت, فارونة, كراتيفة براوني, كراتيفة جميلة, كراتيفة رقيقة الورق, كراتيفة كبيرة الثمر
arz
كراتيفه مقدسه
ban
Tigaron
Bangla
বরুণ
Burmese
ရေသကြည်းပင်
Cantonese
樹頭菜
Chinese
魚木, 鱼木, 加羅林魚木
English
Sacred garlic pear, Abiyuch, Balai lamok, Barna, Bidasi, Spider tree, Temple plant, Varuna
Filipino
Balai-lamok, Salingbobog
Japanese
ギョボク, ギョボク属
Kannada
ಹೊಳೆತುಂಬೆ
Malayalam
നീർമാതളം
Nepali
सिप्लिगान
Odia
ବରୁଣ
Portuguese
Crateva
shn
တူၼ်ႈမႆႉၶႆႉၼမ်ႉ
Spanish
Crateva
Tamil
மாவிலங்கம்
Thai
กุ่มบก, ผักกุ่ม
Wolof
Xoriit

Synonyms

  • Capparis trifoliata Roxb.
  • Crateva brownii Korth. ex Miq.
  • Crateva hansemannii K.Schum.
  • Crateva macrocarpa Kurz
  • Crateva membranifolia Miq.
  • Crateva speciosa Volkens

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.