- Family:
- Tamaricaceae Link
- Genus:
- Tamarix L.
Tamarix nilotica (Ehrenb.) Bunge

[FSOM]
M. Thulin. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1–4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Shrub or tree up to 10 m tall
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves narrowly lanceolate, 1–3 mm long, imbricate and half-clasping
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Racemes 5–10 cm long, 5–6 mm in diam. Flowers shortly pedicelled, white to pink
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals 5, ovate, c. 1 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals 5, c. 3 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 5
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds c. 0.5 mm long, with apical tuft of hairs.
[FTEA]
Tamaricaceae, D. R. Hunt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1966
- Morphology General Habit
- Shrub or small tree up to 6 m. high.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves sessile, narrowly lanceolate to narrowly ovate, concave, closely imbricated on and half-clasping the smaller branchlets, 1–3 mm. long (4–5 mm. on larger branchlets), acute to long-acuminate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Racemes crowded near end of current year’s growth, rather lax, 5–9 cm. long, 3–5 mm. in diameter; bracts narrowly lanceolate 2(–3) mm. long, exceeding flowers (in East African specimens).
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers 1.75 mm. long, 1.25 mm. wide, white, on 0.5 mm. long pedicels.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals 5, ovate to rotund, about 1 mm. long, entire or minutely denticulate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals 5, oblong, 1.5–2 mm. long, 0.75–1 mm. wide, obtuse, falling early.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 5(–7); filaments finally 2 mm. long, slender; anthers shortly apiculate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Disc
- Disk truncate or slightly lobed between stamens.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
- Ovary pyriform, 0.75–1 mm. long; carpels 3; styles erect or suberect; stigmas minutely lobed.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Valves of ripe capsule 4–5 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds terete, 0.5 mm. long, brown; apical coma 1.5–2.5 mm. long.
- Figures
- Fig. 1/1–10.
- Habitat
- Banks of seasonal rivers and shores of lakes, occurring in vegetation varying from deciduous woodland to semi-desert scrub; 180–1340 m.
- Distribution
- K2 K4 K7 T1 T2 T3 T5
Native to:
Chad, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Greece, Gulf States, Kenya, Kriti, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen
- Tamarix arabica Bunge
- Tamarix gallica f. cinerea Ehrenb.
- Tamarix gallica f. glaucescens Ehrenb.
- Tamarix gallica var. nilotica Ehrenb.
- Tamarix nilotica var. anisandra (Zohary) Zohary
- Tamarix nilotica var. arabica (Bunge) Hosni
- Tamarix nilotica var. brevispica (Zohary) Zohary
- Tamarix nilotica var. divergens (Zohary) Zohary
- Tamarix nilotica var. eilatensis (Zohary) Zohary
- Tamarix nilotica var. micrantha (Zohary) Zohary
- Tamarix nilotica var. microcarpa (Zohary) Zohary
- Tamarix nilotica var. tenuior (Zohary) Zohary
- Tamarix scebelensis Chiov.
Tamarix nilotica (Ehrenb.) Bunge appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Ehrenberg, C.G. [s.n.], Egypt | K000242697 | Yes | |||
Luke et al. [10897], Kenya | K000449662 | No | |||
[Botta] [s.n.], Yemen | Tamarix arabica | K000641920 | Unknown type material | Yes |
First published in Tent. Gen. Tamar.: 54 (1852)
Accepted by
- Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
- Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
- Llewellyn, O.A., Hall, M., Miller, A.G., Al-Abbasi, T.M., Al-Wetaid, A.H., Al-Harbi, R.J. & Al-Shammari, K.F. (2011). Important plant areas in the Arabian peninsula: 4. Jabal Aja Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68: 199-224.
- Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Boulos, L. (2000). Flora of Egypt 2: 1-352. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
- Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
- Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
- Llewellyn, O.A., Hall, M., Miller, A.G., Al-Abbasi, T.M., Al-Wetaid, A.H., Al-Harbi, R.J. & Al-Shammari, K.F. (2011). Important plant areas in the Arabian peninsula: 4. Jabal Aja Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68: 199-224.
- Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman) Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by Mesfin Tadesse [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Battiscombe & Dale, Trees and Shrubs of Kenya Colony p. 16 (1936).
- Bunge, Tent. Gen. Tamaricum: 54(1852).
- Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 552 (1961).
- J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 605 (1949).
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