Salacia ovalis
Korth.
Salacia ovalis
CelastraceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
Fruit - raw. The pulp surrounding the seeds is eaten. The fruit is a subglobose drupe around 20 - 30mm in diameter, containing 1 - 2 seeds.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in thickets and forests in the lowlands and up to 1,200 m above sea level. It is also found on beaches.
Asia, Indonesia, Philippines, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A woody creeper. It grows 12 m long. The leaves are narrowly oval to oblong. The flowers are in the axils of leaves. The fruit is almost round and fleshy. It is 2-3 cm across. There are 1-2 seeds.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from seeds.
Notes
It is also put in the family Hippocrataceae.
Names & Synonyms
Akar pelanduk, Gurach batu, Matang olang, Salasia pelanduk
Salacia integrifolia Merr.
References (5)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 2562 (As Salacia integrifolia)
- Ferns, Useful Tropical plants
- PROSEA No. 2
- Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 967
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
