eHALOPH - Halophytes Database

Family	Tamaricaceae
Genus	Tamarix
Species	nilotica Previously was: senegalensis
Author	(Ehrenb.) Bunge Previously was: DC.
Infraspecific	subsp.
Infraspecfic Author
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Plant type	xerophyte
Life form	Shrub Tree
Ecotypes	unknown
Max. salinity	SW
Germination	unknown
Salt glands and bladders	Yes
Photosynthesis Pathway	C3
Molecular data
Microbial interactions and mycorrhizal status	Yes
Bioremediation	unknown
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Secondary Metabolites
Compatible Solutes
Habitat	A2.5 Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds C1.5 Permanent inland saline and brackish lakes, ponds and pools
Economic use	2100.0 Fuel 4850.0 Salt-tolerant ornamental
Distribution
Distribution (text)	Saharo-Arabian region Africa - west Cape Verde Islands North-western RedSea Gulf of Aden
Miscellaneous notes	Previously was: Syn Tamarix nilotica
References	Abd el-Ghani, M. M. and W. M. Amer (2003) Soil-vegetation relationships in a coastal desert plain of southern Sinai, Egypt. Journal of Arid Environments. 55, 4, 607-628. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Tamarix senegalensis Al-Gifri, A. N.; Hussein, M. A. (1993) Plant communities along the road from Aden to Sheikh Salem (Abyan), Yemen. 104, 3-4, 267. -270. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Tamarix senegalensis Aronson, J.A., D. Pasternak and A. Danon. (1988) Introduction and first evaluation of 120 halophytes under seawater irrigation. In: Arid lands : today and tomorrow : proceedings of an international research and development conference, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A., October 20-25, 1985. 737. -746. (see details) 117 Plants associated with this reference: Allenrolfea occidentalis Anagallis arvensis Arthrocnemum fruticosum Arthrocnemum halocnemoides Arthrocnemum macrostachyum Astydamia latifolia Atriplex atacamensis Atriplex barclayana Atriplex bunburyana Atriplex canescens Atriplex cinerea Atriplex confertifolia Atriplex dimorphostegia Atriplex glauca Atriplex halimus Atriplex hymenelytra Atriplex lentiformis Atriplex leucoclada Atriplex leucophylla Atriplex linearis Atriplex nummularia Atriplex nuttallii Atriplex repanda Atriplex sagittifolia Atriplex semibaccata Atriplex undulata Atriplex vesicaria Batis maritima Beta vulgaris Borrichia frutescens Calotropis gigantea Calotropis procera Carpobrotus edulis Casuarina cristata Casuarina glauca Casuarina stricta Chenopodium auricomum Chenopodium macrospermum Conocarpus erectus Crambe maritima Crithmum maritimum Daucus halophilus Disphyma australe Disphyma crassifolium Drosanthemum candens Eremophila polyclada Eucalyptus sargentii Frankenia pulverulenta Galenia fruticosa Halimione portulacoides Haloxylon recurvum Inula crithmoides Inula viscosa Ipomoea stolonifera Iresine rhizomatosa Juncus maritimus Lampranthus albus Limonium axillare Limonium macrophyllum Limonium meyeri Limonium pectinatum Limonium perezii Limonium sinuatum Limonium vulgare Lotus creticus Lotus cytisoides Lycopersicon minor Maireana sedifolia Malacocera albicans Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Myoporum parvifolium Nitraria billardieri Nitraria retusa Nitraria schoberi Osteospermum fruticosum Otanthus maritimus Parapholis incurva Paspalum distichum Peganum harmala Pholiurus incurvus Phyla nodiflora Plantago crassifolia Plantago maritima Polypogon monspeliensis Puccinellia maritima Puccinellia peisonis Rhagodia crassifolia Salicornia bigelovii Salvadora persica Sarcocornia fruticosa Sarcocornia perennis Scaevola crassifolia Scaevola taccada Selliera radicans Sesuvium portulacastrum Sesuvium sessile Sesuvium verrucosum Solanum incanum Spartina longispica Suaeda maritima Suaeda nigra Suaeda nudiflora Suaeda splendens Suaeda torreyana Suaeda vera Suaeda vermiculata Tamarix chinensis Tamarix nilotica Tamarix senegalensis Tetragonia fruticosa Tetragonia implexicoma Tetragonia tetragonoides Thespesia populnea Urginea maritima Zygophyllum billardierei Zygophyllum coccineum Zygophyllum dumosum Baum, B (1978) The genus Tamarix. (see details) 37 Plants associated with this reference: Bacopa stragula Euphrasia rotundifolia Lycium ameghinoi Tamarix africana Tamarix aphylla Tamarix aralensis Tamarix aravensis Tamarix arborea Tamarix aucherana Tamarix boveana Tamarix canariensis Tamarix dalmatica Tamarix elongata Tamarix gallica Tamarix gracilis Tamarix hampeana Tamarix hispida Tamarix indica Tamarix karakalensis Tamarix komarovii Tamarix laxa Tamarix macrocarpa Tamarix mannifera Tamarix mascatensis Tamarix meyeri Tamarix octandra Tamarix palaestina Tamarix passerinoides Tamarix polystachya Tamarix pycnocarpa Tamarix ramosissima Tamarix rosea Tamarix salina Tamarix senegalensis Tamarix szovitsiana Tamarix tetragyna Tamarix usneoides El-Ghani, M. M. A. (2000) Vegetation composition of Egyptian inland saltmarshes. Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica (Taipei). 41, 4, 305-314. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Cyperus laevigatus Tamarix senegalensis El-Morsy, E.-S. M. (2000) Fungi isolated from the endorhizosphere of halophytic plants from the Red Sea Coast of Egypt. Fungal Diversity. 5, 43-54. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Tamarix senegalensis Hegazy, A. K., J. Lovett-Doust, O. Hammouda and N. H. Gomaa (2007) Vegetation distribution along the altitudinal gradient in the northwestern Red Sea region. Community Ecology. 8, 2, 151-162. (see details) 6 Plants associated with this reference: Halocnemum strobilaceum Limonium axillare Nitraria retusa Phragmites australis Tamarix senegalensis Tetraena alba Pasternak, D. and A. Nerd (1996) Research and utilization of halophytes in Israel. Halophytes and Biosaline Agriculture. 325-348. (see details) 70 Plants associated with this reference: Aeluropus lagopoides Aeluropus littoralis Allenrolfea occidentalis Arthrocnemum macrostachyum Atriplex atacamensis Atriplex barclayana Atriplex canescens Atriplex cinerea Atriplex dimorphostegia Atriplex glauca Atriplex halimus Atriplex lentiformis Atriplex leucoclada Atriplex nummularia Atriplex portulacoides Atriplex repanda Atriplex sagittifolia Atriplex semibaccata Atriplex undulata Atriplex vesicaria Batis maritima Borrichia frutescens Casuarina cristata Casuarina glauca Chenopodium auricomum Conocarpus erectus Disphyma crassifolium Distichlis palmeri Drosanthemum floribundum Eucalyptus sargentii Galenia secunda Juncus acutus Juncus maritimus Leptochloa fusca Leymus racemosus Limbarda crithmoides Limonium axillare Limonium pectinatum Limonium perezii Limonium vulgare Maireana sedifolia Melaleuca halmaturorum Nitraria billardierei Nitraria retusa Paspalum vaginatum Phyla nodiflora Plantago crassifolia Portulaca confertifolia Portulaca confertifolia Puccinellia ciliata Rhagodia crassifolia Sarcocornia fruticosa Sesuvium portulacastrum Sporobolus virginicus Suaeda aegyptiaca Suaeda fruticosa Suaeda maritima Suaeda monoica Suaeda nigra Suaeda torreyana Suaeda vera Suaeda vermiculata Tamarix aphylla Tamarix chinensis Tamarix senegalensis Tetragonia tetragonoides Zygophyllum billardierei Zygophyllum coccineum Zygophyllum dumosum atriplex coquimbana Salama, F. M., S. M. El-Naggar and T. Ramadan (1999) Salt glands of some halophytes in Egypt. Phyton-Annales Rei Botanicae. 39, 1, 91-105. (see details) 13 Plants associated with this reference: Aeluropus lagopoides Atriplex farinosa Atriplex halimus Avicennia marina Frankenia hirsuta Limoniastrum monopetalum Limonium axillare Limonium pruinosum Tamarix amplexicaulis Tamarix aphylla Tamarix nilotica Tamarix passerinoides Tamarix senegalensis Shaltout, K. H., H. F. Elkady and Y. M. Alsodany (1995) VEGETATION ANALYSIS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION OF NILE-DELTA. Vegetatio. 116, 1, 73-83. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Tamarix senegalensis

Report for Tamarix nilotica (Ehrenb.) Bunge