About Oblong-leaf salomonia
Salomonia ciliata is a flowering plant belonging to the family Polygalaceae. It is an annual herb native to tropical & subtropical Asia to Queensland. The plant is commonly known as fringed-leaf milkwort or oblong-leaf salomonia. Leaves are simple and alternate. The stems are erect or ascending and angular. Roots are aromatic.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Salomonia ciliata
- Genus
- Salomonia
- Family
- POLYGALACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, damp places in open grasslands and wetlands in plains
- Distribution
- India, Sub tropical, Sri Lanka, Malay Archipelago, Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Polygalaceae
Milkwort Family
Oblong-leaf salomonia belongs to the Polygalaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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