Tamarix africana Poir.

African tamarisk (en), Tamaris d'Afrique (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Tamaricaceae > Tamarix

Characteristics

Shrubs or trees, to 5 m. Leaves: blade lanceolate, 1.5–2.5 mm. Inflorescences 3–7 cm × 5–9 mm; bract exceeding pedicel, rarely exceeding calyx tip. Flowers 5-merous; sepals 1.5 mm, margins subentire; petals ovate, 2–3 mm; antisepalous stamens 5, filaments confluent with nectar disc lobes, all originating from edge of disc. 2n = 24.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows in the littoral, damp places and the sides of streams.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 50
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Tamarix africana habit picture by Yury Kulikou (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Tamarix africana leaf picture by Pierfrancesco Burrato (cc-by-sa)
Tamarix africana leaf picture by Philippe Larcher (cc-by-sa)
Tamarix africana leaf picture by Vendrell Pere (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Tamarix africana flower picture by Pierfrancesco Burrato (cc-by-sa)
Tamarix africana flower picture by Pierfrancesco Burrato (cc-by-sa)
Tamarix africana flower picture by Sevillano Manuel (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Tamarix africana fruit picture by Malek Mebarki (cc-by-sa)
Tamarix africana fruit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Tamarix africana fruit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Tamarix africana world distribution map, present in Algeria, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Croatia, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Tunisia, and United States of America

Conservation status

Tamarix africana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828035-1
WFO ID wfo-0000458782
COL ID 54M9K
BDTFX ID 66689
INPN ID 125412
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Tamarix hispanica Tamarix font-queri Tamarix speciosa Tamarix africana f. leptostachya Tamarix africana var. laxiflora Tamarix africana var. saharae Tamarix africana