| Oblong Leaf Salacia |
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| Original date | 4/23/11 2:28 PM |
| Resolution | 849 x 636 |
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| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/80s |
| Aperture | 3.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Salacia oblonga Family: Celastraceae (Spike-thorn family)
Synonyms: Comocladia serrata
Synonyms: Comocladia serrata
Oblong Leaf Salacia is a stout climbing shrub with
branchlets densely warty. Warts are elongate. Leaves are up to 21 x 8
cm, oblong, pointed or blunt at apex, narrow at base, green when dry,
nerves 8-10 pairs, stalk 1 cm long. Stalks bearing inflorescence are
short, stout, many-flowered. Flowers are many, greenish yellow. Sepals
are 1.5 mm across, circular, petals 2.5 mm long, ovate. Berry is about
4 cm across, orange-red, smooth. Oblong Leaf Salacia is found in
evergreen and semi-evergreen forests of South India and Sri Lanka.
Flowering: March-May.
Medicinal uses: 
Salacia has a long history of use as a treatment for diabetes in
Ayurveda, traditional Indian medicine. Mugs made from salacia wood are
used by people with diabetes to drink water.
Salacia has a long history of use as a treatment for diabetes in
Ayurveda, traditional Indian medicine. Mugs made from salacia wood are
used by people with diabetes to drink water. | Identification credit: regy1984@flickr | Photographed at Anmod Ghat, Karnataka. |
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