About Chinese Salacia
Salacia chinensis is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. A climbing shrub, it is also known as Chinese salacia, lolly berry, and saptachakra in Ayurveda. The plant is found widespread in South-East Asia and Australoceania.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Salacia chinensis
- Genus
- Salacia
- Family
- HIPPOCRATEACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Stream banks of miost deciduous forests and sacred groves
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- सप्तरंगी Saptarangi
- Bengali
- ডিমল Dimal, মধুফল Modhuphal
- Tamil
- சுண்டன் Cuntan, கருக்குவை Karukkuvai
- Telugu
- నేరాణి Neraani
- Kannada
- ಏಕನಾಯಕ Ekanaayaka
- Malayalam
- ചെറുകൊരണ്ടി Cherukoranti, ഏകനായകം Ekanaayakam
- Marathi
- इंगळी Ingali, निसूल बोंडी Nisul Bondi, सप्तरंगी Saptarangi
Botanical family
Hippocrateaceae
Salacia Family
Chinese Salacia belongs to the Hippocrateaceae family.
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