Tamarix tetragyna Ehrenb.

Four-stamen tamarisk (en), Tamaris (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Tamaricaceae > Tamarix

Characteristics

Shrubs or trees, to 4 m. Leaves sessile or amplexicaul; blade lanceolate, 1.5–6 mm. Inflorescences 2–15 cm × 5–10 mm; bract exceeding pedicel, sometimes reaching calyx tip. Flowers 4–5-merous; sepals 2 mm, margins entire or denticulate; petals obovate to ovate, 2–5 mm; antisepalous stamens 4–5, filaments confluent with nectar disc lobes, antipetalous stamens 1–4, smaller, filaments alternate with nectar disc lobes, all originating from edge of disc.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 50
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Tamarix tetragyna world distribution map, present in Anguilla, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, and United States of America

Conservation status

Tamarix tetragyna threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828235-1
WFO ID wfo-0000459451
COL ID 54MFG
BDTFX ID 122658
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Tamarix tetragyna