Salacia reticulata
| Salacia reticulata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Salacia |
| Species: | S. reticulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Salacia reticulata Wight | |
Salacia reticulata is an indigenous plant of the genus Salacia grown in dry zone forests in Sri Lanka. Known as kothala himbutu, it is a herbal plant used for the treatment of diabetes in ayurvedic medicine.
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