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

Notable members

Mopane PaddlepodReissantia indicaChinese SalaciaSalacia chinensisWoody SalaciaSalacia fruticosaOblong Leaf SalaciaSalacia oblonga

All 8 species in HIPPOCRATEACEAE

Mopane PaddlepodReissantia indica
Chinese SalaciaSalacia chinensis
Woody SalaciaSalacia fruticosa
Oblong Leaf SalaciaSalacia oblonga
Loeseneriella arnottiana
Loeseneriella ovata
Salacia macrosperma
Salacia malabarica

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