Salvadora oleoides
Salvadora oleoides
Safety & Hazards
The sweet tasting fruit, which is eaten in Northern India, irritates the mouth producing tingling and ulceration[ 407 Title BoDD (Botanical Dermatology Database) Publication Author Website http://bodd.cf.ac.uk/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief notes on a very wide range of plants that have reports of causing harm to the skin. ].
Botanical Description
Salvadora oleoides is an evergreen shrub or tree with a dense crown of numerous, drooping branches; it can grow 6 - 9 metres tall. The short bole is quite often twisted or bent, it can be up to 2 metres in diameter[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. , 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. It is sometimes grown as a shelterbelt and to protect the soil, and is also planted in order to enjoy its dense shade[ 652 Title The Silviculture of Indian Trees Publication Author Troup. R.S. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Oxford, at the Clarendon Press Year 1921 ISBN Description An excellent treatment. ].