Herbarium JCB

Salacia chinensis L.

Family : HIPPOCRATEACEAE
Family (as per The Plant List) : Celastraceae
Species : Salacia chinensis
Synonym : Salacia prinoides (Willd.) DC.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Salacia chinensis L.
Vernacular name : Ekanaayakana beru (Kan.); Batra (Ori.); Sapta chakra (San.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0479; HJCB-0487
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy, Navendu Page, K.Sankara Rao; Navendu Page, Arun Singh R. & K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 24/02/16
Collection Locality : Chandaka-Dampada Wildlife Sanctuary, Khurda district, Odisha State
Habitat : Stream banks of Mixed forest
Habit : Climbing Shrub
Flower, Fruit : February-October
Comments : Common in semi-evergreen forests to 1000 m of Eastern Ghats.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Srikakulam district, Kadagandi RF (Visakhapatnam district), Annavaram Hills (East Godavari district), West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Puri district, Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary (Balasore district), Ganjam district, Kendrapada district, Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary (Khurda district) (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (India), Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Java, Philippines, Malesia, Thailand, Indo-China, Hainan
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Salacia chinensis. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.