Botanical Family · Celastrales

Hippocrateaceae

Salacia Family

8 speciesOrder Celastrales4+ well-known plants

The Hippocrateaceae family (Salacia Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Celastrales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 8 species across 3 genera. Its members are predominantly climbing shrubs. Well-represented genera include Salacia, Loeseneriella and Reissantia. Several members are valued in traditional medicine. Familiar examples include mopane paddlepod, Chinese Salacia and Woody Salacia.

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Representative specimen · Hippocrateaceae

Key pattern

Simple, opposite leaves on climbing shrubs and lianas; small flowers sit on a fleshy nectar disc with three stamens spreading widely apart, ripening into a large woody capsule or berry with big, thick-coated seeds.

Several genera (Salacia) are used in traditional medicine for their root and stem bark, studied for compounds that may help regulate blood sugar.

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Climbing vine

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Notable members

Mopane PaddlepodReissantia indicaChinese SalaciaSalacia chinensisWoody SalaciaSalacia fruticosaOblong Leaf SalaciaSalacia oblonga

All 8 species in HIPPOCRATEACEAE

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