Tamaricaceae
Tamarix

Tamarix macrocarpa (Ehrenb.) Bunge

First published in Tent. Gen. Tamar.: 79 (1852)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sahara to India. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Chad, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Mauritania, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Turkmenistan, Western Sahara

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.
  • Schiman-Czeika, H. (1964). Flora Iranica 4: 1-17. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1980). Flora of Iraq 4(1): 1-628. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Guinea, E. (1948). Catálogo razonado de las plantas del Sáhara Español. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 8: 357-429.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India. Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.
  • Quézel, P. (1958). Mission Botanique au Tibesti: 1-357. Université d'Alger.
  • Schiman-Czeika, H. (1964). Flora Iranica 4: 1-17. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1980). Flora of Iraq 4(1): 1-628. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gillett, J.B. [10703] Iraq K005288374 Yes
Rawi, A. [18442] Iraq K005288372 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [32] Afghanistan K005288384 Yes
Al-Kaisi [44248] Iraq K005288377 Yes
Rawi, A.; Haddad, S. [26042] Iraq K005288376 Yes
Barkley, F.A. [6514] Iraq K005288375 Yes
Guest, E.R.; Rawi, A.; Rechinger, K.H. [16004] Iraq K005288368 Yes
[Jenan Mokhtar] [35226] Iraq K005288369 Yes
Alizzi; Omar, S. [35248] Iraq K005288370 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [s.n.] Afghanistan K005288383 Yes
Rawi, A. [18444] Iraq K005288371 Yes
Omar, S.; Al-Kaisi; Hamad, K.; Hamid, H. [44023] Iraq K005288367 Yes
Rawi, A. [25901] Iraq K005288373 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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