✿Hippocrateaceae · Salacia
Dhavasi / Oblong Leaf Salacia
Salacia oblonga
Climbing shrub
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Goa, Kerala, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- December-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Salacia oblonga
- Genus
- Salacia
- Family
- Hippocrateaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- பொங்கொரந்தி Ponkoranti
- Telugu
- అంకుడు చెట్టు Ankudu Chettu, ఎర్ర దొండ Erra Donda
- Kannada
- ಏಕನಾಯಕ Ekanaayaka
- Malayalam
- പൊൻകൊരണ്ടി Ponkorandi
- Marathi
- धवसी Dhavasi
About Dhavasi
Oblong Leaf Salacia (Salacia oblonga) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Hippocrateaceae family (Salacia Family). It is typically found in semi-evergreen and evergreen forests. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during December-May.
Botanical family
Hippocrateaceae
Salacia Family
Dhavasi belongs to the Hippocrateaceae family.
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