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Published In: Tentamen Generis Tamaricum Species Accuratius Definiendi 53. 1852. (Tent. Gen. Tamar.) Name publication detailView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 6/2/2011)
Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 6/3/2011)
Contributor Text: M. QAISER
Flower/Fruit: Fl. Per.: April-October.
Type: Holotype: In arenosis humidis Symrnae, Fleischer, 131 April, 1827 (p), Isl. (K).
Distribution: Distribution: Rumania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Russia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Illustration: Tamarix smyrnensis Bunge (Illustration)
Map Location: D-4 Quetta Dist.: Jalgir, near Pishin, ± 5000', Zaffar Ali 5696 (RAW,K); Quetta, Sariab raod, ± 1700 m Jennifer Lamond 915 (E, KUH); 20 km. N. of Quetta, 3rd. Denish expedition to Central Asia, M. Koie 3097 (C); Baleli, 5700', narrow valley, between less cliffs, well watered, Crookshank 482 (K); Urak, near Quetta, R.R. Stewart 650 (K); Quetta, Baluchistan, James Sinclair 2779 (E); Baleli Nallah, M Qaiser & A. Ghafoor 1264, 1266, 1267, 4357, 4358 (KUH); Baleli, M. Qaiser 6 (KUH); Forest Nursery Nallah, M. Qaiser & A. Ghafoor 4348, 4351, 4352 (KUH); Meteriological department, Barori, Sultanul Abedin 4896 (KUH); 8 miles from Quetta on way to Ziarat, S. A. Faruqi & M. Qaiser 2355, 2356 (KUH); E-4 Kalat Dist.: Kalat, near water, alt. c. 6500', S.M.H. Jafri & Akbar 2736 (KUH).

 

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A tall shrub or undersized tree, 1.54 (-5) m tall with reddish brown bark, entirely glabrous. Leaves lanceolate-ovate, sessile with somewhat narrow base, 2-3 mm long, 1-1.5 mm broad, entire, acute. Racemes aestival, compound 1-4 cm long, 3.4 mm broad with naked floral axis from the base to some way. Flowers pentamerous, pink or pinkish white; peduncle 0.5-1 cm long. Bracts triangular, amplexicaul, acute, entire 1.75-2.25 mm long, 0.5-0.75 mm broad, pedicel 0.5-1 mm long. Sepals fused at the base, ovate to trullate-ovate, 1 mm long 0.5-0.75 mm broad, denticulate especially at the apex, obtuse. Petals 5, orbicular-suborbicular or ovate, with a gibbous base, connivent, 1.25-2 mm long, 1 mm broad, persistent. Stamens 5, filaments filiform, inserted in between the lobes of mesodiscine disc, lobes not deeply emarginate, anthers cordate not apiculate. Styles 3, somewhat clavate, ovary somewhat stipitate, c. 2 mm long. Capsule pyramidal, 4-5 mm long.
 
 
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