Salvadora is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Salvadoraceae
Salvadoraceae is a family in the plant order Brassicales,, p. 10 consisting of three genera with a total of 11 known species. They occur in Africa (including Madagascar), Southeast Asia, and on Java, suggesting they are probably found in much of ...
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Species include:
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Salvadora alii''
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Salvadora angustifolia''
[De Craene, L. R. and Wanntorp, L. (2009)]
Floral development and anatomy of Salvadoraceae.
''Annals of Botany'' 104(5), 913-923.
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Salvadora australis''
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Salvadora oleoides
''Salvadora oleoides'' is a small bushy evergreen tree found in India and Pakistan and southern Iran.
The root and stem possess various antimicrobial agents and is traditionally used as toothbrush in Pakistan and India Habitat
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Salvadora persica
''Salvadora persica'' or the toothbrush tree is a small evergreen tree native to India, the Middle East and Africa. Its sticks are traditionally used as a natural toothbrush called ''miswak'' and are mentioned by the World Health Organization f ...
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References
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The Establishment of a New Genus of Plants, Called ''Salvadora'', with Its Description.By L. Garcin of Neufchatel in Switzerland; Communicated in a Letter to Dr. Mortimer Secr. R. S Garcin, L. ''Philosophical Transactions.. (1683-1775). 1753-01-01. 46:47–53
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Salvadoraceae