Salvadora persica L. var. persica

This species is native to Africa, extending to Syria and Arabian Peninsula. (Ref. POWO; 2022). There is one species of Salvadora found in Oman with three varieties present in Dhofar. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).  

علم تشكل النبات


Evergreen unarmed bushy shrub or tree ; up to 2 m tall , sometimes emitting an unpleasant odour , glabrous or pubescent . Stems much branched , grey or whitish . Leaves opposite , bright green , lance-shaped , leathery with entire margins . Inflorescences in terminal or axillary sprays . Flowers small , green/white , in terminal or axillary sprays . Fruit conspicuous berry-like , turning from white to red dark purple as they mature . (Ref . https://africanplantdatabase . ch) .

وقت الإزهار


No Data

الوضع البيئي الحالي


Not Evaluated (NE)

الوفرة


Not Common

التوزيع الجغرافي والبيئي


الوصف غير متاح حاليًا

Distribution Map

المرادفات


Galenia asiatica Burm.f.
Lauridia multiflora Engl.
Rivina paniculata L.
Embelia grossularia Retz.
Pella ribesioides Gaertn.
Salvadora crassinervia Hochst. ex T.Anderson
Salvadora paniculata Zucc.
Salvadora wightii Arn.
Cissus arborea Forssk. 

الإكثار


No data

العناية بالنبات


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الأسماء الشائعة


Toothbrush tree

الأسماء المحلية


eherik (Jibbali/Shehri)
rākah (Dhofari Arabic)
ehrik, harik (Mehri) (same names also used for Salvadora persica, Salvadora persica var. angustifolia and Salvadora persica var. cyclophylla)

الاستخدامات


Most probably same as Salvadora persica

المراجع


*POWO (2022). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org *https://africanplantdatabase.ch *Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman) Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91. *https://en.wikipedia.org

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