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, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South European Russi, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Bermuda, Brazil South, California, Cambodia, China South-Central, Colorado, Dominican Republic, Free State, Georgia, Great Britain, Haiti, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, 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
Ehrenberg, C.G. [s.n.] K000242696 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Turkey K000641887 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1241] India K001112489 Unknown Type Material Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Spain K000641861 Unknown Type Material Yes
Emden, H.L. [4] Cabo Verde K001134521 No
Stapf [2626] K000641921 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1241] K001112490 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stapf [2689] K000641922 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stapf [2267,2268] K000641923 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • 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

  • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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