| Family |
Celastraceae |
| English Name |
Oblong leaf Salacia |
| Malayalam Name |
Ponkorandi |
| Tamil Name |
Kadalainjil, Ponkoranti |
| Kannada Name |
Ekanayaka, Ekanayakana Balli |
| Telugu Name |
Anukudu cettu, Garika musti |
| Hindi Name |
Saptrangi, Vairi, Pitika |
| Sanskrit Name |
Vairi, Pitika |
| Trade Name |
Oblong leaf Salacia |
| Part Used |
Root, Stem |
| In Wild |
NA |
| Under Cultivation |
NA |
| Temperature |
26ºC - 32 ºC |
| Rainfall |
100 – 160 cm. |
| Farmers |
NA |
| Traders |
NA |
| Institution |
NA |
| Individually |
NA |
| State/Region |
NA |
| District |
NA |
| Nursery Information |
NA |
| Yield |
NA |
| Economic of cultivation |
Market Price: Rs. 150/kg for dried root
|
| Quantitative quality standards |
1. Foreign material: Nil
2. Total ash: 4.03 per cent
3. Acid insoluble ash: 2.47 per cent
4. Alcohol soluble extractive: 13.24 per cent
5. Water soluble extractive: 12.70 per cent
6. Moisture content: 11.35 per cent |
| Description |
Stout climbers, branchlets densely lenticellate, lenticels elongate. Leaves 10-20 x 2-8 cm,, oblong, acute or obtuse at apex, acute at base. Flowers greenish yellow; in axillary 1-many flowered short peduncled heads or clusters. Fruit a berry, 3-6 cm across, globose, subglobose to pyriform, yellow to orange-red, smooth, sometimes tubercled towards apex; seeds 3-11, each 1.9–2.4 x 1.6–1.8 cm, angular. |
| Agro technology/Cultivation practices |
Salacia oblonga thrives best in porous and well-drained soils with a pH ranging from 6.5 to 7.5. It will grow in areas where temperature ranges from 26ºC - 32 ºC and receives an annual rainfall of 100 – 160 cm.
Cultivation
1. Planting-stock production: Lack of availability of seed throughout the
year, poor germination percentage and high mortality in juvenile
seedlings has hindered propagation through natural methods. In
vegetative propagation, maximum regeneration was observed in root
explants treated with 200 ppm IBA and in stem explants treated with 300
ppm IBA. Whereas, successful shooting and rooting (in in vitro) was
achieved on MS media, supplemented with BAP (3.5 mg/l) + IBA (1 mg/l)
and IBA (0.5 mg/l), respectively.
2. Field planting: Plant should be planted at the interval of 1.5 - 2
meter. 2000 seedlings are recommended for every hectare.
3. Manuring/Fertilization: Apply cowdung, vermicompost.
4. Irrigation: The first irrigation is given immediately after
transplanting, weekly irrigation is enough to obtain good growth and
yield. In order to obtain economic yields, frequent weeding during the
early growth period is desirable.
5. Pest and disease: No serious pests and diseases are
reported. |
| Harversting |
The crop is ready for harvest 3-4 years after planting. |
| Processing |
NA |
| References |
NA |
