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Sarcostigma kleinii

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Sarcostigma kleinii
Sarcostigma kleinii fruits
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Icacinales
Family: Icacinaceae
Genus: Sarcostigma
Species:
S. kleinii
Binomial name
Sarcostigma kleinii
Wight & Arn.

Sarcostigma kleinii is a large liana seen extensively in the Western Ghats. An oil is extracted from the seeds. This plant is used widely in Ayurveda.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Medicinal plants".