Salacia chinensis is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. A climbing shrub, it is also known as Chinese salacia, lolly berry, and saptachakra in Ayurveda. The plant is found widespread in South-East Asia and Australoceania.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Salacia chinensis being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Salacia disepala
- Bunchosia glandulosa
- Suregada multiflora
- Maytenus obtusifolia
- Cordiera sessilis
- Maytenus erythroxylon
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Celastrales
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Genus
- Salacia
- Species
- Salacia chinensis
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