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Tamarix chinensis Lour.

Five-stamen tamarisk, Chinese tamarisk, Saltcedar

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Five-stamen tamarisk, Chinese tamarisk, Saltcedar
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories China (Anhui, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Shandong); South Korea [I]; Java [I]; Vietnam [I]; India [I]; Cambodia [I]; Sulawesi [I]; Lebanon [I] (C-Lebanon [I]); Mexico [I]; USA [I] (Arkansas [I], Arizona [I], California [I], Colorado [I], Montana [I], North Carolina [I], New Mexico [I], Nevada [I], Ohio [I], Oklahoma [I], Oregon [I], Texas [I], Utah [I], Wyoming [I]); South Africa [I] (Free State [I], W-Cape Prov. [I]); New Zealand [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Caryophyllales
Family Tamaricaceae
Genus Tamarix
Species chinensis
Author citation Lour.
Scientific name Tamarix chinensis Lour.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

Five-stamen tamarisk, Chinese tamarisk, Saltcedar

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Five-stamen tamarisk, Chinese tamarisk, Saltcedar

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

Five-stamen tamarisk, Chinese tamarisk, Saltcedar

, Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Five-stamen tamarisk, Chinese tamarisk, Saltcedar

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson