Salvadora persica from Kashmir

[Gurcharan Singh]

Salvadora persica from Kashmir, commonly grown in gardens along borders and hedge. Photographed from Hazuribagh Garden, Stinagar.

Common names:

English: Toothbrush-tree, Saltbush, Mustard tree

Arabic: Arak

Hindi: Jhak, Kharjal

Urdu: Peelu

Beng: Jhal

Mar: Khakhin, Kickni, Miraj, Mirajoli, Pelu, Pilva, Rhakhan, Thorapilu

Guj: Kharijal, Kharijar, Pilu, Motijalya, Piludi

Tel: Ghunia, Varagogu, 

Tam: Kolava, Karkol, Perungoli, , Ughaiputtai, Vivay

Kan: Goni-mara

Oriya: Kotungo, Toboto, Pilu

Leaves used as vegetable and salad; fruits edible, used in preparation of fermented drink; stem bark for gastric troubles; seeds purgative.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

[tanay bose]

I have observed this plant in Bengal and Madhya pradesh

Hopefully I identified it correctly.

 

tanay

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Tanay Bose
Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant
Department of Botany
University of British Columbia
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