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Salvadora oleoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Salvadoraceae |
Genus: | Salvadora |
Species: | S. oleoides
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Binomial name | |
Salvadora oleoides | |
Synonyms[3] | |
Salvadora stocksii Wight |
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. [1]