Botanical Family · Brassicales

Salvadoraceae

Salvadora Family

2 speciesOrder Brassicales2+ well-known plants

The Salvadoraceae family (Salvadora Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Brassicales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 2 species across 2 genera. Members range from shrubs to trees. Well-represented genera include Azima and Salvadora. Several members are valued in traditional medicine. Familiar examples include Mistletoe and Saltbush.

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Representative specimen · Salvadoraceae

Key pattern

Simple, often fleshy opposite leaves on shrubs and small trees of dry, saline habitats; tiny flowers cluster densely along a panicle and ripen into a small red or purple berry.

Several species tolerate unusually saline, arid ground, and one (Salvadora persica) provides the traditional chewing-stick (miswak) used for dental hygiene across the Middle East and South Asia.

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Key TraitWhat single feature best distinguishes it?

Sharp paired spines on the stem

Twigs traditionally used as a natural toothbrush (miswak)

Notable members

MistletoeAzima tetracanthaSaltbush, Tooth-Brush TreeSalvadora persica

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