About Odal Oil Plant
Sarcostigma kleinii is a large liana seen extensively in the Western Ghats. An oil is extracted from the seeds. This plant is used widely in Ayurveda.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sarcostigma kleinii
- Genus
- Sarcostigma
- Family
- ICACINACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, along the ghats, also in the sacred groves
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- ஓடல் Odal, பூவெண்ணெய் Puvenney
- Kannada
- ಪೂವನ್ನ Puvanna
- Malayalam
- എരുമത്താളി Erumathaali, ഓടൽ Otal, വറ്റോടൽ Vattodal
Botanical family
Icacinaceae
Icacina Or White Pear Family
Odal Oil Plant belongs to the Icacinaceae family.
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