Tamaricaceae FAMILY
Tamarix senegalensis
Tamarix senegalensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitShrub
Growth—
A plant of arid and semi-arid areas in the tropics and subtropics. Requires a sunny position. Succeeds in very dry, sandy soils so long as there is ground water no more than 3 metres deep[1]. Plants can grow on soils of high salinity[1]. Judging by the plant's habitat, it should be very tolerant of maritime winds[PFAF]. Established plants are very drought tolerant[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cuttings. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tamarix+senegalensis>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Trees and Shrubs of the Sahel. Their Characteristics and Uses. — von Maydell H. · Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit; Germany · 1990 · ISBN 3-8236-1198-4 ↩︎A well-researched book, usually with more than one photograph of each species and good information on the plant and its uses.
- [2]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
- [3]The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. — Burkil. H. M. · Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. · 1985 - 2004 ↩︎Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
- [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎