Tamaricaceae

Tamarix L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 270 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Africa, Medit. to Temp. & S. Asia.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Angola, Assam, Baleares, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chad, China North-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Greece, Gulf States, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Mali, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yemen

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Bermuda, Brazil South, California, Cambodia, Central European Russia, China South-Central, Colorado, Connecticut, Dominican Republic, Free State, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Haiti, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Ireland, Kansas, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Maryland, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Phoenix Is., Puerto Rico, Queensland, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Utah, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 1: 151.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by Mesfin Tadesse [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 131 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 270 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2007 Rico, L.; Arevshatyan, I.; Rukhkyan, N. [1780] Armenia K000297346 No
Apr 1, 1858 Cosson. [s.n.] K000242684 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 25, 1853 K000242683 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 18, 1853 Cosson. [s.n.] K000242685 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1853 K000242693 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1853 K000242694 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 27, 1852 K000242695 Unknown Type Material Yes
Turrill, W.B. [74/53] K005287394 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005287392 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [636] K005287391 Yes
Hunt, G.E. [s.n.] K005287385 Yes
Emden, H.L. [4] Cabo Verde K001134521 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] K005287384 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Spain K000641861 Unknown Type Material Yes
Muschler, R. (Dr.) [s.n.] Egypt K005288399 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [[1674]] K005288397 Yes
Vine, R.S. [s.n.] K005287390 Yes
Mrs Parker; Miss Mary Cubitt [s.n.] K005287386 Yes
Ehrenberg, C.G. [s.n.] K000242696 Isotype Yes
Turrill, W.B. [7/58] K005287393 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye K000641887 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1241] India K001112489 Unknown Type Material Yes
Crosfield, A.J. [s.n.] K005287383 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [7/58] K005287382 Yes
s.coll. [256] K005287389 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005287388 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1241] K001112490 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stapf [2689] K000641922 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stapf [2626] K000641921 Unknown Type Material Yes
J.W. [s.n.] K005287387 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K005288398 Yes
Stapf [2267,2268] K000641923 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China

    • The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0