Oblong-Leaf Salomonia
Salomonia ciliata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh & more
- Flowering
- August-December
How to identify Oblong-Leaf Salomonia
Identify Oblong-Leaf Salomonia by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Fringed (ciliate) leaf margins.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Alternate.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and nearby regions.
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
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“Leaves are simple and alternate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“Leaves are simple and alternate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OblongrecordedLonger than wide with roughly parallel sides, the ends rounded.“The plant is commonly known as fringed-leaf milkwort or oblong-leaf salomonia.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Oblong-Leaf Salomonia itself; the rest are typical of the Polygalaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Oblong-Leaf Salomonia itself; the rest are typical of the Polygalaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Oblong-Leaf Salomonia
Oblong-leaf salomonia (Salomonia ciliata) belongs to the Polygalaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and 2 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests, damp places in open grasslands and wetlands in plains. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Polygalaceae
Milkwort Family
Oblong-Leaf Salomonia belongs to the Polygalaceae family.
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