Biology:Salacia oblonga
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Salacia |
| Species: | S. oblonga
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| Binomial name | |
| Salacia oblonga Wall.
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Salacia oblonga, known as oblong leaf salacia in English, ekanayaka in Kannada, ponkorandi in Malayalam, ponkoranti in Tamil, and ekanayake in Tulu, is a climbing shrub that tends to strangle other plants.[2][3] It is native to India and Sri Lanka.
Description
Oblong leaf salacia is a climbing shrub with densely warty branchlets. Leaves are oblong, green, veined, and borne on stalks up to 1 cm long. The flowers are green-yellow, appearing in March through May, that yield orange-red berries. It grows primarily in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests.
Traditional medicine
Oblong leaf salacia is described as a treatment for diabetes in the traditional medical systems of India and Sri Lanka.[4]
The closely related species Salacia reticulata and Salacia chinesis are also used for people with diabetes.[5]
References
- ↑ "Comocladia serrata Blanco — The Plant List". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2733776.
- ↑ "eFlora of India". https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/c/celastraceae/salacia/salacia-oblonga.
- ↑ "Flowers of India". https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Oblong%20Leaf%20Salacia.html.
- ↑ "An updated review on the phytochemistry, pharmacology, and clinical trials of Salacia oblonga". Pharmacogn Rev 10 (20): 109–114. 2016. doi:10.4103/0973-7847.194046. PMID 28082793.
- ↑ "Anti-diabetic and anti-hyperlipidemic effects and safety of Salacia reticulata and related species". Phytother Res 29 (7): 986–995. 2015. doi:10.1002/ptr.5382. PMID 26031882.
External links
- Salacia oblonga, Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions
Wikidata ☰ Q8288282 entry
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