Celastraceae FAMILY
Salacia oblongifolia
Salacia oblongifolia
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Salacia oblongifolia is a vigorous, climbing shrub producing stems up to 30 metres long that twine into the surrounding vegetation[ 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 edible fruit is harvested from the wild for local use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatLowland forest at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 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 ]. Sometimes also found on sandstone, in swamp and peat forests[ 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 ].