Salvadora persica persica
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Leaves
12 Jun 2008
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12 Jun 2008
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Habit
20 Sep 2013
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Leaves and flowers
20 Sep 2013
| Family: | Salvadoraceae |
| Full name: | Salvadora persica L. var. persica |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Kerriebos, Khori, Regte mosterdboom, Woestynmosterdboom |
| English common name(s): | Tooth-brush tree, Mustard tree, Mustard bush, Real mustard tree, Salt bush |
| Synonym(s): | Lauridia multiflora Engl. (1889) |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | Scrambling unarmed shrub or small tree. Young branches green with greyish hairs. Leaves oblong-elliptic to subcircular, 2-5 cm long, pale to mid-green, rather thick and fleshy, sometimes with gland dots seen against the light; apex with a sharp point; base running into the very short petiole. Flowers greenish-white, very small in loose branched terminal and axillary heads. Fruit ovoid 5-10 mm long, pink to red when ripe, edible with a sweet but peppery taste. (from Flora of Zimbabwe website) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
