Salacia chinensis

Salacia chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Salacia
Species: S. chinensis
Binomial name
Salacia chinensis
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Synonyms

Salacia chinensis is a species of plant in the Celastraceae family.[1] A climbing shrub, it is also known as Chinese salacia, Lolly berry,[2] and saptarangi in Ayurveda.[3] The plant is found widespread in South-East Asia and Australoceania.

Description

The plant's leaves are elliptic, narrowly ovate-round or obovate-elliptic 4.2-10.5 cm long and 2.2-4.0 cm wide, and glabrous; the petioles are 5-8 mm long. The fruit has one seed in it, the seed is only 8 mm long. Flowers have five petals and they are yellow or yellowish-green.

References

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  1. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Smithsonian Institution Press. 2003. pp. 192–.
  2. Jules Janick; Robert E. Paull (2008). The Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts. CABI. pp. 417–. ISBN 978-0-85199-638-7.
  3. C.P. Khare (2004). Indian Herbal Remedies: Rational Western Therapy, Ayurvedic, and Other Traditional Usage, Botany. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 410–. ISBN 978-3-540-01026-5.
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