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

 
  • Family : SALVADORACEAE
  • Family (Hindi name) : PEELU FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : SALVADORACEAE
  • Basionym : Salvadora wightiana Planch. ex Thw.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved name
  • Common name : Saltbush, Tooth-brush Tree
  • Vernacular name : Jhak, Kharjal, Pilu (Hindi); Waragu-wenki, Ghunia, Varagogu (Telugu); Mirga, Pilu, Kotungo, Tobota (Oria); Kodumaavali, Sithuva, Kunnimaram (Tamil); Govenamara (Kannada)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : March-April
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K.Swamy
  • Collection Date : 27/09/2010
  • Collection Nos : FAP 40310
  • Collection Locality : Idupulapaya, Kadapa district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Kadapa district, Guntur district
    • Karnataka : Ballari district
    • Odisha : Kendrapara district, Puri district, Khurda district, Ganjam district, Cuttack district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district, Dharmapuri district
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • 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., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Salvadora persica var. wightiana. Downloaded on 3 April 2025.

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