Jaal / Saltbush
Salvadora persica
Also known as Tooth-Brush Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- November-May
How to identify Jaal
Identify Jaal by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Twigs traditionally used as a natural toothbrush (miswak).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Goa and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Salvadoraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jaal.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Salvadora persica
- Genus
- Salvadora
- Family
- Salvadoraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Saline soils
- Habitat type
- Coastal
- Distribution
- Africa to Malaya
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- जाल Jaal, खरजाल Kharjaal, मेस्वाक Meswak, peelu
- Nepali
- पिलु Pilu
- Bengali
- পার্সি মেসওয়াক Parsi Meswak, পার্সি মেসওয়াক
- Tamil
- பெருவிளா Peru-Vila, பீலு Pilu, உகாய் Ukay, உகாய்
- Telugu
- గున్నంగి Gunnangi, గున్నంగి
- Kannada
- ಕರಿಗೋಣಿ ಮರ Karigoni Mara
- Malayalam
- ഉകമരം Ukamaram, ഉകമരം
- Marathi
- खाकण Khakan, मिरजोली Mirjoli, पिलु Pilu, पिलू
- Gujarati
- ખારી જાર, પીલુડી
About Jaal
Saltbush (Salvadora persica) belongs to the Salvadoraceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and 7 other states. It grows in saline soils. Flowering and fruiting run from November to May.
Salvadoraceae
Salvadora Family
Jaal belongs to the Salvadoraceae family.
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