Salacia oblonga, known as oblong leaf salacia in English, ekanayaka in Kannada, ponkorandi in Malayalam, ponkoranti in Tamil, and ekanayake in Tulu, is a climbing shrub that tends to strangle other plants.

Oblong leaf salacia is a climbing shrub with densely warty branchlets.

Leaves are oblong, green, veined, and borne on stalks up to 1 cm long.

The flowers are green-yellow, appearing in March through May, that yield orange-red berries.

Oblong leaf salacia is described as a treatment for diabetes in the traditional medical systems of India and Sri Lanka.