''Salacia'' is a genus of plants in the family
Celastraceae
The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 97 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only ''Celastrus'' (the staf ...
. They are woody climbers naturally found in tropical regions.
Several species in this genus have been used in traditional medicine, such as the
Ayurvedic
Ayurveda () is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. The theory and practice of Ayurveda is pseudoscientific. Ayurveda is heavily practiced in India and Nepal, where around 80% of the population rep ...
system from India.
The chemical constituents of root bark include
polyphenol
Polyphenols () are a large family of naturally occurring organic compounds characterized by multiples of phenol units. They are abundant in plants and structurally diverse. Polyphenols include flavonoids, tannic acid, and ellagitannin, some of ...
s such as
salacinol,
kotalanol, and
mangiferin
Mangiferin is a glucosylxanthone (xanthonoid). This molecule is a glucoside of norathyriol.
Natural occurrences
Mangiferin was first isolated from the leaves and bark of ''Mangifera indica'' (the mango tree). It can also be extracted from ...
.
Species
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Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
accepts the following species:
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Salacia acevedoi''
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Salacia adolphi-friderici''
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Salacia agasthiamalana''
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Salacia alata''
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Salacia alveolata''
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Salacia alwynii''
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Salacia amplectens''
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Salacia amplifolia''
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Salacia aneityensis''
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Salacia annettae''
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Salacia arborea
In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia ( , ) was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. Neptune was her consort. That Salacia was the consort of Neptune is implied by Va ...
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Salacia arenicola''
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Salacia aurantiaca''
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Salacia bangalensis''
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Salacia beddomei
In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia ( , ) was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. Neptune was her consort. That Salacia was the consort of Neptune is implied by Va ...
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Salacia belingana
In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia ( , ) was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. Neptune was her consort. That Salacia was the consort of Neptune is implied by Va ...
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Salacia blepharophora
In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia ( , ) was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. Neptune was her consort. That Salacia was the consort of Neptune is implied by Va ...
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Salacia brunoniana
In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia ( , ) was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. Neptune was her consort. That Salacia was the consort of Neptune is implied by Va ...
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Salacia bussei
In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia ( , ) was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. Neptune was her consort. That Salacia was the consort of Neptune is implied by Va ...
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Salacia caillei
In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia ( , ) was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. Neptune was her consort. That Salacia was the consort of Neptune is implied by Va ...
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Salacia callensii
In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia ( , ) was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. Neptune was her consort. That Salacia was the consort of Neptune is implied by Va ...
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Salacia caloneura
In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia ( , ) was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. Neptune was her consort. That Salacia was the consort of Neptune is implied by Va ...
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Salacia capitulata
In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia ( , ) was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. Neptune was her consort. That Salacia was the consort of Neptune is implied by Va ...
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Salacia castaneifolia
In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia ( , ) was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. Neptune was her consort. That Salacia was the consort of Neptune is implied by Va ...
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Salacia cauliflora''
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Salacia cerasifera''
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Salacia cerasiformis''
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Salacia chinensis
''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.
Descr ...
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Salacia chlorantha''
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Salacia cochinchinensis''
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Salacia columna''
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Salacia confertiflora''
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Salacia congolensis''
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Salacia conraui''
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Salacia cordata''
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Salacia cornifolia''
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Salacia coronata''
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Salacia crassifolia''
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Salacia cymosa''
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Salacia debilis''
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Salacia devredii''
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Salacia dewevrei''
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Salacia diandra''
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Salacia dicarpellata''
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Salacia dimidia''
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Salacia diplasia''
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Salacia disepala''
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Salacia dongnaiensis''
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Salacia ducis-wuertembergiae''
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Salacia dusenii''
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Salacia ekoka''
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Salacia elegans''
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Salacia elliptica''
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Salacia erecta''
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Salacia erythrocarpa''
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Salacia euphlebia''
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Salacia eurypetala''
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Salacia exsculpta''
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Salacia ferrifodina''
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Salacia fimbrisepala''
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Salacia floribunda''
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Salacia forsteriana''
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Salacia fruticosa''
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Salacia frutiplatensis''
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Salacia fugax''
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Salacia gabunensis''
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Salacia gagnepainiana''
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Salacia gambleana''
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Salacia germainii''
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Salacia gerrardii''
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Salacia gigantea''
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Salacia glaucifolia''
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Salacia godefroyana''
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Salacia grandiflora''
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Salacia grandifolia''
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Salacia hainanensis''
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Salacia hallei''
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Salacia hispida''
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Salacia howesii''
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Salacia impressifolia''
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Salacia insignis''
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Salacia intermedia''
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Salacia ituriensis''
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Salacia jenkinsii''
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Salacia juruana''
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Salacia kalahiensis''
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Salacia kanukuensis''
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Salacia khasiana''
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Salacia kivuensis''
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Salacia klainei''
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Salacia korthalsiana''
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Salacia kraussii''
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Salacia krigsneri''
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Salacia laotica''
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Salacia lateritia''
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Salacia laurentii''
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Salacia laurifolia''
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Salacia lebrunii''
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Salacia ledermannii''
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Salacia lehmbachii''
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Salacia lenticellosa''
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Salacia leptoclada''
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Salacia letestui''
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Salacia letouzeyana''
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Salacia leucoclada''
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Salacia loloensis''
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Salacia lomensis''
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Salacia longipedicellata''
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Salacia longipes''
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Salacia lovettii''
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Salacia lucida''
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Salacia luebbertii''
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Salacia maburensis''
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Salacia macrantha''
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Salacia macrocremastra''
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Salacia macrophylla''
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Salacia macrosperma''
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Salacia madagascariensis''
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Salacia maingayi''
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Salacia majumdarii''
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Salacia malabarica''
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Salacia malipoensis''
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Salacia mamba''
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Salacia mannii''
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Salacia marginata''
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Salacia maudouxii''
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Salacia mayumbensis''
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Salacia megacarpa''
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Salacia megistophylla''
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Salacia membranacea''
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Salacia menglaensis''
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Salacia mennegana''
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Salacia miegei''
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Salacia minutiflora''
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Salacia miqueliana''
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Salacia mosenii''
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Salacia multiflora''
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Salacia myrtifolia''
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Salacia ndakala''
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Salacia negrensis''
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Salacia nemorosa''
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Salacia nigra''
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Salacia nitida''
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Salacia nitidissima''
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Salacia noronhioides''
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Salacia oblonga''
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Salacia oblongifolia''
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Salacia obovatilimba''
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Salacia odorata''
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Salacia oleoides''
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Salacia oliveriana''
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Salacia opacifolia''
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Salacia orientalis''
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Salacia ovalis''
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Salacia owabiensis''
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Salacia pachycarpa''
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Salacia pachyphylla''
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Salacia pallens''
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Salacia pallescens''
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Salacia panamensis''
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Salacia papuana''
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Salacia parkinsonii''
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Salacia petenensis''
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Salacia phuquocensis''
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Salacia pierrei''
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Salacia platyphylla''
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Salacia polyantha''
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Salacia polysperma''
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Salacia preussii''
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Salacia pueblana''
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Salacia pynaertii''
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Salacia pyriformioides''
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Salacia pyriformis''
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Salacia quadrangulata''
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Salacia regeliana''
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Salacia rehmannii''
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Salacia reticulata''
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Salacia rhodesiaca''
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Salacia rivularis''
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Salacia rostrata''
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Salacia × rufescens''
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Salacia saigonensis''
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Salacia salacioides''
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Salacia senegalensis''
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Salacia sessiliflora''
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Salacia smaliana''
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Salacia solimoesensis''
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Salacia sororia''
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Salacia spectabilis''
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Salacia staudtiana''
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Salacia stuhlmanniana''
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Salacia subalternifolia''
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Salacia subicterica''
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Salacia sulfur''
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Salacia talbotii''
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Salacia tessmannii''
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Salacia togoica''
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Salacia tortuosa''
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Salacia tuberculata''
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Salacia typhina''
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Salacia ulei''
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Salacia vellaniana''
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Salacia venosa''
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Salacia vernicosa''
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Salacia verrucosa''
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Salacia villiersii''
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Salacia viminea''
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Salacia viridiramis''
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Salacia vitiensis''
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Salacia volubilis''
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Salacia wayanadica''
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Salacia wenzelii''
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Salacia whytei''
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Salacia wrightii''
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Salacia zenkeri''
References
Celastrales genera
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