|
Salvadora persica var. indica (Wight) T. A. Rao & S. Chakraborti (syn: Salvadora biflora Lour.; Salvadora capitulata Lour.; Salvadora indica Royle; Salvadora koenigii Arn.; Salvadora wightiana Planch. ex Thw.) as per Catalogue of Life;
.
Catalogue of Life reports many varieties of Salvadora persica.
As per distribution only following varieties are found in India: Salvadora persica var. indica (Wight) T. A. Rao & S. Chakraborti (India, Sri Lanka)
Salvadora persica var. tuticornica T. A. Rao & S. Chakraborti (India (Tamil Nadu))
So most of our postings may be of Salvadora persica var. indica (Wight) T. A. Rao & S. Chakraborti
.
India, Sri Lanka as per Catalogue of Life;
.
Keys available in Flora of Pakistan;
.
sal-va-DOR-a — named for an apothecary of Barcelona, Jaime Salvador y Pedrol … Dave’s Botanary • Wikipedia PER-see-kuh — of or from Persia … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: mustard tree, toothbrush tree • Arabic: أراك arak • Assamese: আৰাক arak, ইৰাক irak • Bengali: পার্সি মেসওয়াক parsi meswak • Bodo: ডিগাৰু digaru • Gujarati: ખારીજાર kharijar, પીલુ pilu • Hadauti: संधोड्यो sandhodiyo • Hindi: जाल jaal, खरजाल kharjaal, मेस्वाक meswak, पीलु pilu • Kachchhi: ખારી જાર khari jar, પીલુ pilu • Kannada: ಕರಿಗೋಣಿ ಮರ karigoni mara • Malayalam: ഉകമരം ukamaram • Marathi: खाकण khakan, मिरजोली mirjoli, पिलु pilu • Nepali: पिलु pilu • Odia: ଧାରୀ dhari, ପୀଲୁ pilu, ପୀଲୁପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ piluparnni, ମୃଦୁଚ୍ଛଦ mruduchchhada, ଶୀତ ଫଳ sita phala • Persian: درخت مسواک darakht-e-misvak • Punjabi: ਪੀਲੂ pilu • Rajasthani: खारा जाल khara jaal • Sanskrit: धानिन् dhanin, धारिन् dharin, गुडफल gudaphala, पीलु pilu, शाखिन् shakhin, शीतसह shitasaha, स्रंसिन् sramsin, वामापीडन vamapidana, विरेचन virechana • Sindhi: ડિયાર diyar, کبڙ khabbar, ઝાલ jhaal • Tamil: பெருவிளா peru-vila, பீலு pilu, உகாய் ukay • Telugu: గున్నంగి gunnangi • Tulu: ಕಿರ್ಗೋಂಜಿ kirgonji • Urdu: پيلو pilu Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/08/salvadora-persica-l.html
. It is also a favourite with birds and is the food-plant of the Salmon Arab butterfly;
Birds [including the Red-vented Bulbul] are very fond of its red berries;
A famous ingredient in many modern toothpastes;
.
please id the plant: This is the Tooth-brush Plant [Salvadora persica] locally called Meswak. According to me it locally called as “Piu” or “Pivu” Are these fruits edible? Affirmative. It is also a favourite with birds and is the food-plant of the Salmon Arab butterfly. Is Salvadora persica called as Meswak? a famous ingredient in many modern toothpastes? Yes .. it is the famous Meswak…
Plz id this tree: pa57 – 14dec2012:
Plz id this tree from magrove habit near Mankhurd region. In this one some flowers are starting to come also. This is Salvadora persica. Commonly known as Meswak.
Ilangkudipatti 010313 TBN 1 for id ? Salvadora persica: (5 images) Date : 17.02.13
Location : Ilangkudipatti Sacred grove Pudukottai
Altitude : less than 400 ft
Habitat :wild ; sacred grove; Ayyanar temple
Habit :small tree,
Height :20 ft
Leaves :opposite
Flowers :not seen
Fruits :,small ;? 2 to 5 mm
Local name :not known
Red-vented Bulbuls went crazy, doing all sorts of acrobatics when trying to eat the fruits Small correction: leaves are opposite and not alternate.
Affirmative. This is the Tooth-brush plant [Salvadora persica]. The local name is Meswak. Birds [including the Red-vented Bulbul] are very fond of its red berries. This is Salvadora persica……..known as miswak…. Many thanks for confirming. Please let me know the methods of propagating the same. The secondary nerves of the leaves are almost diminished for this Salvadora persica; the branches are all drooping with whitish trunk.
Id of tree.ID 13o62013 SH3. Is it Miswak Tree ? : Attachments (1). 6 posts by 4 authors.
Posting a photo for Id of tree. Is it Miswak Tree ?
Date / Time – 07.2.2010 / 01.00 pm Location – Near Nal Sarovar, Ahemadabad efi page on Miswak: Salvadora persica Unable to identify from this picture although I am familiar with Salvadora persica.
Need more close up pictures. all though it seems like Salvadora persica in flowering stage (a few trees i had observed at Palghar-Vangaon area), but cannot be 100 % sure from such a habit picture.
Fwd: Your Help Needed for Id : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)- 1 MB. It is a Salvadora persica of Salvadoraceae
Velas, March 2014 :: Requesting ID confirmation of this plant at Velas, Konkan Coast, Maharashtra :: 24MAR2014 :: ARK-18 : Attachments (3). 3 posts by 2 authors.
Requesting to please validate ID of this plant captured at Velas near Harihareshwar, Konkan Coast, Maharashtra in March 2014. Is it Salvadora persica (Meswak)? Yes Salvadora persica. The berries turn reddish – purple when ripe.
Salvadora persica for validation : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
sending images of Salvadora persica from SINNAR for Validation. please Validate Yes, it is Salvadora persica
SK426 15MAR-2017:ID : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)
Location: Tal Chhappar, Rajasthan, India
Date: 30 January 2016
Altitude: 1100 ft.
Salvadora persica L. [Salvadoraceae].
Plant for ID :: Devgad, Konkan :: May 2017 – ARKMAY08 : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3)
Saw this tree by the side of a salt water creek near Devgad, Konkan, MH in May 2017. I did not see any flowers or fruits however. It seems to be Salvadora persica. I can see at least one small pink fruit in the second and third image.
Yes … Very sharp observation. I could also see the tiny pink flower/fruit in the second and third images. Couldn’t think of an id. Thanks … for the ID. I had missed the pink fruit. Don’t know about the fruits. Probably they have fallen off.
This is Meswak, quite common along the coast of Oman. Quite possible as fruit are edible. Pl. see more details at please id the plant
ID27052017SH1 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
For Id pl.
Is this Salvadora ? I suppose these are fruits, but i have never seen flowers on these mangroves. Location – Versova, Mumbai
Date – 20.03.2017 The toothbrush tree, Salvadora persica. Thanks … Are these fruits ? why no flowers of this tree are seen anytime ? Yes …, these are fruits. Flowering follows after the plant sheds its leaves. Flowering in Jan to April .. the large panicles stand out, but the flowers are miniscule !
Salvadora persica from Rajasthan : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)
Seen this beautiful tree at Jodhpur (entrance of umaid bhawan palace). Oh, indeed a beautiful sight for us who see it as a large shrub along creeks.
Beautiful pictures. Nice to see treasure from the desert !!
Salvadora persica for validation :: JJ – Rao Jodha Desert Rock Park, March 2018 :: ARKAPR-06 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)
Clicked these pics at the Rao Jodha Desert Rock Park, Jodhpur, Rajasthan in March 2018.
I think they are Salvadora persica. Kindly validate. I also think matches with images at
Yes, madam
Please identify this tree : 8 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (6)
Identification requests/ confirmations: Date/Time- 10th February 2019 03:00PM Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Near Milan Subway, Santacruz, Mumbai Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- On footpath Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Small Tree Height/Length- Approx 10/12 feet Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- :As seen in pic Inflorescence Type/ Size- As seen in pic Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- As seen in pic Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- As seen in pic Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- Could see many Female Koel Birds on this small tree. Salvadora persica to me..
Salvadora persica for me too ! Salvadora persica Meswak with ? flowers and early seeds i guess. wonderful koels. long tails Salvadora persica
Toothbrush tree Meswak Yes. It is Salvadora persica.
Names of Plants in India :: Salvadora persica L. : 13 posts by 5 authors. 1 image.
Nice compilation of local names of Meswak tree Nepali Name: पिलु Pilu Thank you very much … I did not take any effort to check whether cultivated in Nepal.
I will soon add this name to my notes.
By any chance, if Salvadora oleoides is cultivated OR planted in garden, let me know its Nepali name. Did not find any cultivated plant of Salvadora oleoides but only in the wild as far as I know. Its Nepali name is सानो दाँते ओखर Saano Daante Okhar Thank you very much … for help with names of both species of Salvadora. Thank you, … You have done a great job by compiling names from other languages. Thanks very much … for the appreciation. I do revise every species page to include the names that I compile. It is done regularly without fail (even in case of minor / major revisions). Update:
• Nepali: पिलु pilu
I’ll be happy to contribute Himachali names to your collection, Sir
Oh thanks very very much … That will indeed be great help.
sal-va-DOR-a — named for an apothecary of Barcelona, Jaime Salvador y Pedrol … Dave’s Botanary • Wikipedia commonly known as: mustard tree, toothbrush tree • Arabic: أراك arak • Assamese: আৰাক arak, ইৰাক irak • Bengali: পার্সি মেসওয়াক parsi meswak • Bodo: ডিগাৰু digaru • Gujarati: ખારીજાર kharijar, પીલુ pilu • Hindi: जाल jaal, खरजाल kharjaal, मेस्वाक meswak, पीलु pilu • Kachchhi: ખારી જાર khari jar, પીલુ pilu • Kannada: ಕರಿಗೋಣಿ ಮರ karigoni mara • Malayalam: ഉകമരം ukamaram • Marathi: खाकण khakan, मिरजोली mirjoli, पिलु pilu • Nepali: पिलु pilu • Odia: ଧାରୀ dhari, ପୀଲୁ pilu, ପୀଲୁପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ piluparnni, ମୃଦୁଚ୍ଛଦ mruduchchhada, ଶୀତ ଫଳ sita phala • Persian: درخت مسواک darakht-e-misvak • Punjabi: ਪੀਲੂ pilu • Rajasthani: खारा जाल khara jaal • Sanskrit: धानिन् dhanin, धारिन् dharin, गुडफल gudaphala, पीलु pilu, शाखिन् shakhin, शीतसह shitasaha, स्रंसिन् sramsin, वामापीडन vamapidana, विरेचन virechana • Sindhi: ડિયાર diyar, کبڙ khabbar, ઝાલ jhaal • Tamil: பெருவிளா peru-vila, பீலு pilu, உகாய் ukay • Telugu: గున్నంగి gunnangi • Tulu: ಕಿರ್ಗೋಂಜಿ kirgonji • Urdu: پيلو pilu
botanical names: Salvadora persica L. … accepted infraspecifics & synonyms listed at POWO, retrieved 31 July 2024 Bibliography / etymology
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
mustard tree
toothbrush tree
~~~~~ ARABIC ~~~~~
written in: Arabic (عَرَبِيّ) … spoken in: various states of India … Wikipedia
أراك arak
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) … spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
আৰাক arak, ইৰাক irak
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) … spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
পার্সি মেসওয়াক parsi meswak
~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari or Latin … spoken in: Assam … other names for this language: Boro
ডিগাৰু digaru
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) … spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
ખારીજાર kharijar
પીલુ pilu
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
जाल jaal
खरजाल kharjaal
मेस्वाक meswak
पीलु pilu
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) … spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
ખારી જાર khari jar, પીલુ pilu
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka
ಕರಿಗೋಣಿ ಮರ karigoni mara
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ഉകമരം ukamaram
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
खाकण khakan, पिलु pilu
मिरजोली mirjoli
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) … spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
पिलु pilu
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) … spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଧାରୀ dhari, ପୀଲୁ pilu, ପୀଲୁପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ piluparnni, ମୃଦୁଚ୍ଛଦ mruduchchhada, ଶୀତ ଫଳ sita phala
~~~~~ PERSIAN ~~~~~
written in: Farsi (فارسی) … almost a defunct language; spoken in: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar
درخت مسواک darakht-e-misvak
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) … spoken in: Punjab
ਪੀਲੂ pilu
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) … spoken in: Rajasthan
खारा जाल khara jaal
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) … used all over India by priests and scholars
धानिन् dhanin, धारिन् dharin, गुडफल gudaphala, पीलु pilu, शाखिन् shakhin, शीतसह shitasaha, स्रंसिन् sramsin, वामापीडन vamapidana, विरेचन virechana
~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~
written in: Perso-Arabic (سِنڌِي), Gujarati (સિંધી), Devanagari (सिन्धी) … spoken in: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
ડિયાર diyar, ઝાલ jhaal
کٻڙ khabbar
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
பெருவிளா peru-vila, பீலு pilu, உகாய் ukay (or உகா uka)
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) … spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
గున్నంగి gunnangi
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) … spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಕಿರ್ಗೋಂಜಿ kirgonji
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) … spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
پيلو pilu
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
almost throughout; drier parts of India
~~~~~ Last updated: 13:46 01-08-2024 ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at
https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/08/salvadora-persica-l.html Hadauti name added … commonly known as: mustard tree, toothbrush tree • Arabic: أراك arak • Assamese: আৰাক arak, ইৰাক irak • Bengali: পার্সি মেসওয়াক parsi meswak • Bodo: ডিগাৰু digaru • Gujarati: ખારીજાર kharijar, પીલુ pilu • Hadauti: संधोड्यो sandhodiyo • Hindi: जाल jaal, खरजाल kharjaal, मेस्वाक meswak, पीलु pilu • Kachchhi: ખારી જાર khari jar, પીલુ pilu • Kannada: ಕರಿಗೋಣಿ ಮರ karigoni mara • Malayalam: ഉകമരം ukamaram • Marathi: खाकण khakan, मिरजोली mirjoli, पिलु pilu • Nepali: पिलु pilu • Odia: ଧାରୀ dhari, ପୀଲୁ pilu, ପୀଲୁପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ piluparnni, ମୃଦୁଚ୍ଛଦ mruduchchhada, ଶୀତ ଫଳ sita phala • Persian: درخت مسواک darakht-e-misvak • Punjabi: ਪੀਲੂ pilu • Rajasthani: खारा जाल khara jaal • Sanskrit: धानिन् dhanin, धारिन् dharin, गुडफल gudaphala, पीलु pilu, शाखिन् shakhin, शीतसह shitasaha, स्रंसिन् sramsin, वामापीडन vamapidana, विरेचन virechana • Sindhi: ડિયાર diyar, کبڙ khabbar, ઝાલ jhaal • Tamil: பெருவிளா peru-vila, பீலு pilu, உகாய் ukay • Telugu: గున్నంగి gunnangi • Tulu: ಕಿರ್ಗೋಂಜಿ kirgonji • Urdu: پيلو pilu
both Malayalam and English names are correct                    
Salvadora persica(peelu) flowering – indiantreepix | Google Groups
Salvadora persica from Kashmir – efloraofindia | Google Groups Airoil WF 1 (31Jan10) – efloraofindia | Google Groups Salvadora persica (Peelu) – indiantreepix | Google Groups Local Trees Of Gujarat – ?????? – Salvadora persica – indiantreepix | Google Groups Peelu(Salvadora persica) fruiting – indiantreepix | Google Groups Salvadora persica – indiantreepix | Google Groups Salvedora spp. – indiantreepix | Google Groups Catalogue of Life reports many varieties of Salvadora persica.
As per distribution only following varieties are found in India: Salvadora persica var. indica (Wight) T. A. Rao & S. Chakraborti (India, Sri Lanka)
Salvadora persica var. tuticornica T. A. Rao & S. Chakraborti (India (Tamil Nadu))
So most of our postings may be of Salvadora persica var. indica (Wight) T. A. Rao & S. Chakraborti
Id please : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)
The tree is found at the NGRI (National geographic Research institute), Hyderabad If the visible structures are fleshy fruits, this can be a Salvadora sp. . Salvadora persica L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Jan 23, 2021 · 4:39 PM IST: 2 images. . Salvadora persica L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Dec 15, 2009 · 4:09 PM IST: 1 image. . Salvadora persica L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Dec 18, 2008 · JUN23 DV40: 2 images. . Salvadora persica L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Apr 27, 2008 · JUN23 DV186: 3 images. Salvadora persica L.
Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Apr 27, 2008 · 4:28 PM IST :: about 3 m (10 ft) asl
Many thanks to Radha Veach for validating the ID at iNaturalist . Salvadora persica L. :: Waghbil, Thane :: Dec 25, 2007 · JUN23 DV298: 3 images. Salvadora persica L.
Waghbil, Thane :: Dec 25, 2007 · 2:49 PM IST :: about 3 m (10 ft) asl
Many thanks to Radha Veach for validating the ID at iNaturalist.
. References:
|
Disclaimer
1. For any mistake in identification or for becoming efloraofindia e-group member (for contributing towards building of efloraofindia or otherwise), pl. mail to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com or itpmods@googlegroups.com
2. For better viewing of species’ pages, colour scheme & formatting is being followed as: Description of the species, Details of other flora species on the same page, Uses/ harms, Distribution, Abundance/ Location/ Flowering time & date, Habit & habitat, Etymology & pronunciation, Other interesting information, stories etc., Others, Botanical names, Common names, Main point of discussion below, Discussion about Botanical names.
Navigation
- Award for eFloraofIndia
- Colour scheme & formatting
- Copyrights, Permissions, Citations
- eFloraofIndia appreciated
- Names of Plants in India site
- Flowersofindia site
- Posting Guidelines
- For members’ information
- Logo, Tagline, Acronym
- Volunteers required
- ‘Pitamah’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘अजेय’ ‘Ajey’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘Saarthi’ ‘सारथि’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘Jewel’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘Grassman’ of eFloraofIndia
Follow us
