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Salvadora persica (Real Mustard Tree)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Salvadora persica (Arak, Galenia asiatica, Meswak, Peelu, Pīlu, Salvadora indica, or toothbrush tree, mustard tree, mustard bush), is a species of Salvadora.Salvadora persica has antiurolithiatic properties.Used for centuries as a natural toothbrush, its fibrous branches have been promoted by the World Health Organization for oral hygiene use. Research suggests that it contains a number of medically beneficial properties including abrasives, antiseptics, astringent, detergents, enzyme inhibitors, and fluoride.
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Infraspecies

Salvadora persica var. angustifolia
Salvadora persica var. crassifolia
Salvadora persica var. cyclophylla
Salvadora persica var. indica
Salvadora persica var. parviflora
Salvadora persica var. pubescens
Salvadora persica var. tuticornica
Salvadora persica var. villosa

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Al Wathba Wetland Reserve 1236 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates      

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♦ 1del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 2Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
♦ 3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 4Feeding Behavior of Yellow Baboons (Papio cynocephalus) in the Amboseli National Park, Kenya; David G. Post; International Journal of Primatology, Vol. 3, No. 4, 1982 p. 403-430
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0