I have observed this plant in Bengal and Madhya pradesh Hopefully I identified it correctly.
tanay On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 9:07 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Salvadora persica from Kashmir, commonly grown in gardens along borders and > hedge. Photographed from Hazuribagh Garden, Stinagar. > > > Common names: > English: Toothbrush-tree, Saltbush, Mustard tree > Arabic: Arak > Hindi: Jhak, Kharjal > Urdu: Peelu > Beng: Jhal > Mar: Khakhin, Kickni, Miraj, Mirajoli, Pelu, Pilva, Rhakhan, Thorapilu > Guj: Kharijal, Kharijar, Pilu, Motijalya, Piludi > Tel: Ghunia, Varagogu, > Tam: Kolava, Karkol, Perungoli, , Ughaiputtai, Vivay > Kan: Goni-mara > Oriya: Kotungo, Toboto, Pilu > > > Leaves used as vegetable and salad; fruits edible, used in preparation of > fermented drink; stem bark for gastric troubles; seeds purgative. > > > > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
