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Cricketvine (Fridericia chica)

Description

Arrabidaea chica (Puca panga, Chica, Crajiru, Cricket-vine; Portuguese common name Crajir-) is a medicinal plant in the Bignoniaceae family, also used for cosmetics. The leaves are source of chica (dye).

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Lamiales

            • Family: Bignoniaceae

              • Genus: Fridericia