Herbarium JCB

Salvadora persica var. wightiana (Planch ex Thw.) Verdc.

Family : SALVADORACEAE
(SALVADORA FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Salvadoraceae
Species : Salvadora persica
Variety : wightiana
Basionym : Salvadora wightiana Planch. ex Thwaites
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved
Common name : Saltbush, Tooth-brush Tree
Vernacular name : Pilu, Jhak, Kharjal (Hin.); Krigoni mara, Govina mara, Kankhina (Kan.); Kunnimaram, Sithuva, Kodumaavali (Tam.); Chekkara chettu, Gonni, Ghunia, Varagu-venki, Varagogu (Tel.); Mirga, Pilu, Kotungo, Tobota (Ori.)
Collection Nos : FAP 40310
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 27/09/10
Collection Locality : Idupulapaya, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Stream banks of deciduous forest
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : January-May
Comments : On plains as occasional clumps in scrub jungles.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Pennagaram R.F. (Salem district), Hoganekkal Forest (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Owk R.F. (Kurnool district), Palakonda Hills (Kadapa district), Macherla R.F. (Guntur district), Chandragiri Hills (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Cuttack district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Salvadora persica var. wightiana. Downloaded on 4 April 2025.