Summary
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.
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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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Description edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ "Comocladia serrata Blanco — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ "eFlora of India".
- ^ "Flowers of India".
- ^ Kushwaha PS, Singh AK, Keshari AK, Saha S (2016). "An updated review on the phytochemistry, pharmacology, and clinical trials of Salacia oblonga". Pharmacogn Rev. 10 (20): 109–114. doi:10.4103/0973-7847.194046. PMC 5214554. PMID 28082793.
- ^ Stohs SJ, Ray S (2015). "Anti-diabetic and anti-hyperlipidemic effects and safety of Salacia reticulata and related species". Phytother Res. 29 (7): 986–995. doi:10.1002/ptr.5382. PMC 5033029. PMID 26031882.
External links edit
- Salacia oblonga, Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions
Media related to Salacia oblonga at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Salacia oblonga at Wikispecies
