Biology:Smilax zeylanica

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Smilax zeylanica
Smilax zeylanica leaves and fruits
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species:
S. zeylanica
Binomial name
Smilax zeylanica
Synonyms
  • Smilax ceylanica Oken
  • Smilax collina Kunth
  • Smilax elliptica Desv.
  • Smilax hohenackeri Kunth
  • Smilax indica Burm.f.
  • Smilax ovalifolia var. nervulosa A.DC.
  • Smilax villandia Buch.-Ham. ex Royle
  • Smilax zeylanica var. penangensis A.DC.
  • Smilax zollingeri Kunth

Smilax zeylanica is a plant species in the genus Smilax. Its leaves and roots are used for medicinal purposes. The plant is widespread in India , and native in other parts of the Indian Subcontinent as well as in Myanmar, Malaysia, Java and Solomon Islands.[1][2] It is traditionally used for the treatment of ulcers.[3] It is one of the larval host plants of the butterfly Zesius chrysomallus.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Smilax zeylanica - Ayurveda medicinal plants[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  3. ↑ Antiulcer Activity Of Smilax Zeylanica Linn
  4. ↑ Terminalia ferdinandiana in Encyclopedia

Wikidata ☰ Q15499098 entry




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