Tamarix senegalensis
Appearance
Tamarix senegalensis | |
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Tamarix senegalensis in São Pedro, São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Tamaricaceae |
Genus: | Tamarix |
Species: | T. senegalensis
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Binomial name | |
Tamarix senegalensis DC., 1828[1]
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Tamarix senegalensis is a species of flowering plants of the Tamaricaceae family.[2] It is a tree or twiggy shrub, that grows in saline soil, sandy desert and sea-shore.[3]
Description
Tamarix senegalensis is a large shrub, reaching 2-5 metres height. It has many small leaves. In Cape Verde it is called tarrafe, and the related name tarrafal has been given to a number of localities.[4]
Distribution and ecology
Tamarix senegalensis occurs on and near the coasts of northwestern Africa (Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal) and the Cape Verde islands.[3][5]
References
- ^ DC., In: Prod. 3: 96
- ^ Roskov, Y.; Kunze, T.; Orrel, T.; Abucay, L.; Paglinawan, L.; Culham, A.; Bailly, n.; Kirk, P.; Bourgoin, T.; Baillargeon, T.; Decock, W.; De Wever, A.; Didžiulis, V. (6 December 2014). ”Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.”. Species 2000. Reading, England.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b "Tamarix sengalensis". Conservatory and Botanical Garden of the City of Geneva: African Plant Database. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Planta Endemicas e arvores indigenas de Cabo Verde
- ^ Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 52
Further reading
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- Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln. p. 296.