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<h3><img style="max-width: 100%; height: 500px; float: right;" src="https://static.vikaspedia.in/mediastorage/filestorage/20260820001547_Ekanaayaka.webp" alt="Uploaded Image" width="400">Plant Name</h3>
<p>Ekanaayaka</p>
<h3>Botanical Name</h3>
<p><em>Salacia oblonga</em> Wall. ex Wight &amp; Arn.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Family</h3>
<p>Celastraceae&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Vernacular Names</h3>
<p>Ponkorandi (Malayalam), Salacia (English), Pitika (Sanskrit), Ponkoranti (Tamil)</p>
<h3>Distribution</h3>
<p><strong>Andhra Pradesh: </strong>Visakhapatnam District, East Godavari District<br><strong>Karnataka:</strong> Kodagu (Coorg) District<br><strong>Kerala: </strong>Kannur District, Kozhikode District, Thrissur District, Idukki District<br><strong>Maharashtra: </strong>Sindhudurg District<br><strong>Tamil Nadu: </strong>Coimbatore District, The Nilgiri District, Tirunelveli District</p>
<h3>World Distribution</h3>
<p>India and Sri Lanka</p>
<h3>Description</h3>
<ul>
<li>Stout climbers</li>
<li>Leaves oblong, acute or obtuse at apex</li>
<li>Peduncle short, stout</li>
<li>Flowers many, greenish-yellow</li>
<li>Berry, orange-red, smooth</li>
</ul>
<h3>Habit</h3>
<p>Climbers / Lianas</p>
<h3>Habitat</h3>
<p>Semi-evergreen and evergreen forests</p>
<h3>Flowering and Fruiting</h3>
<p>March-May</p>
<h3>Part Used</h3>
<p>Roots and Stem</p>
<h3>Uses</h3>
<p>Root and bark are used for the treatment of rheumatism, gonorrhoea, swellings and skin diseases.</p>
<h3>Systems of Medicines</h3>
<p>Ayurveda, Folk</p>
<h3>Conservation Status</h3>
<p>Endangered</p>
<p><strong>Sources</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a title="External website that opens in a new window" href="https://moef.gov.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)</a></li>
<li><a title="External website that opens in a new window" href="https://smpbkerala.in/herbal-data/salacia-oblonga.asp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">State Medicinal Plants Board, Kerala</a></li>
<li><a title="External website that opens in a new window" href="https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/FloraPeninsular/herbsheet.php?id=4836&amp;cat=7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Flora of Peninsular India</a></li>
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