Smilax zeylanica

Smilax zeylanica
Smilax zeylanica leaves and fruits
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Smilacaceae
Genus: Smilax
Species: S. zeylanica
Binomial name
Smilax zeylanica
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Synonyms
  • Smilax ceylanica Oken
  • Smilax collina Kunth
  • Smilax elliptica Desv.
  • Smilax hohenackeri Kunth
  • Smilax indica Burm.f.
  • Smilax ovalifolia var. nervulosa A.DC.
  • Smilax villandia Buch.-Ham. ex Royle
  • Smilax zeylanica var. penangensis A.DC.
  • Smilax zollingeri Kunth

Smilax zeylanica is a plant species in the genus Smilax. Its leaves and roots are used for medicinal purposes. The plant is widespread in India, and native in other parts of the Indian Subcontinent as well as in Myanmar, Malaysia, Java and Solomon Islands.[1][2] It is traditionally used for the treatment of ulcers.[3] It is one of the larval host plants of the butterfly Zesius chrysomallus.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Smilax zeylanica - Ayurveda medicinal plants
  3. ↑ Antiulcer Activity Of Smilax Zeylanica Linn Archived August 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Terminalia ferdinandiana in Encyclopedia
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