Celastraceae FAMILY
Salacia grandiflora
Salacia grandiflora
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Salacia grandiflora is usually a climbing plant, though it is sometimes a scrambling shrub and occasionally becomes more like a small tree[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatLowland forests, at elevations up to 750 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. A very common plant in woods and open country[ 616 Title The Flora of the Malay Peninsula Publication Author Ridley H.N. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher L. Reeve & Co. Ltd.; London. Year 1922 ISBN Description An early flora of the Malay Peninsula. ].