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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Clausena |
| Species: | C. excavata
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Uses
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ Dianxiang Zhang and Thomas G. Hartley. "Clausena". Flora of China. Vol. 11.
- ^ "Clausena excavata Burm.f." Flora Fauna Web. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- ^ a b c "Clausena excavata". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- ^ 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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