Tamarix arceuthoides
Bunge
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix florida albiflora Bunge
Tamarix florida kotschyi Bunge
Tamarix karakalensis myriantha Freyn
Tamarix karakalensis verrucifera Freyn
Common Name:
General Information
Tamarix arceuthoides is a deciduous shrub or small tree with a dense, spreading crown; it usually grows 2 - 4 metres tall, occasionally reaching 5 metres[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Tamarix arceuthoides has a wide distribution in arid areas of Asia. It has a large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2022)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
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- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
,
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
Central and eastern Asia - Kazakhstan to Afghanistan and Pakistan, east to Mongolia and northern China.
Habitat
Aeid areas, riparian forests[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
]. River banks in Gobi Desert[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
]. Banks and beds of mountain rivers and streams, in the maple zone and in the lower part of the juniper zone; at elevations up to 3,600 metres[
74- Title
- Flora of the USSR.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Komarov. V. L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Israel Program for Scientific Translation
- Year
- 1968
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Habit | Deciduous Shrub |
| Height | 3.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Tamarix arceuthoides is a plant of temperate desert and semiarid shrublands.
Plants flower mainly on wood produced the previous year[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The leaves are analgesic, antipyretic, antivinous, carminative, depurative, diuretic, febrifuge[
2025- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Himalayas
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- Author
- Kunwar R.M., Sher H. & Bussmann R.W. (Eds)
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57408-6
- Publisher
- Springer Nature; Switzerland
- Year
- 2021
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-57407-9
- Description
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]. They aid measles rash surfacing[
2025- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Himalayas
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kunwar R.M., Sher H. & Bussmann R.W. (Eds)
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57408-6
- Publisher
- Springer Nature; Switzerland
- Year
- 2021
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-57407-9
- Description
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].
The wood is used in the treatment of anthrax-like sores[
2025- Title
- Ethnobotany of the Himalayas
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kunwar R.M., Sher H. & Bussmann R.W. (Eds)
- Website
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57408-6
- Publisher
- Springer Nature; Switzerland
- Year
- 2021
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-57407-9
- Description
-
]
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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