Kingdom Plantae Family Celastraceae Scientific name Salacia reticulata Rank Species | Order Celastrales Genus Salacia Higher classification Salacia | |
Similar Salacia, Hippocrateaceae, Salacia chinensis, Pterocarpus marsupium, Celastraceae |
Salacia reticulata is an indigenous flowering plant of the genus Salacia grown in dry zone forests in Sri Lanka. In ayurvedic medicine it is known as kothala himbutu කොතල හිඹුටු in Sinhala.
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