Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyTamaricaceae
GenusTamarix
Scientific name with authorshipTamarix africana Poir.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Tamarix africana f. leptostachya MaireTamarix africana var. bimamillata Trab.Tamarix africana var. bimamillata Trab. ex MaireTamarix africana var. brevistyla Trab.Tamarix africana var. brevistyla Trab. ex MaireTamarix africana var. brivesii Maire & Trab.Tamarix africana var. ducellieri Trab.Tamarix africana var. ducellieri Trab. ex MaireTamarix africana var. faurei SennenTamarix africana var. fauriei SennenTamarix africana var. fluminensis (Maire) B.R.BaumTamarix africana var. laxiflora J.GayTamarix africana var. laxiflora J.Gay ex Batt.Tamarix africana var. macrostachys J.GayTamarix africana var. mairei Trab.Tamarix africana var. mairei Trab. ex MaireTamarix africana var. microstachys MaireTamarix africana var. mogadorensis Trab.Tamarix africana var. mogadorensis Trab. ex MaireTamarix africana var. palasyana MaireTamarix africana var. rifana Trab.Tamarix africana var. rifana Trab. ex MaireTamarix africana var. saharae J.GayTamarix africana var. weilleri MaireTamarix africana var. wilczekii MaireTamarix allorgeana Sennen & MauricioTamarix allorgei Sennen & MauricioTamarix angustata Trab.Tamarix anisomera Trab.Tamarix atlantis Trab.Tamarix atlantis Trab. ex Jahand. & MaireTamarix brachystylis var. fluminensis MaireTamarix calarantha PauTamarix castellana Pau & VillarTamarix castellana f. rosea Pau & VillarTamarix celtiberica Sennen & ElíasTamarix florigera Gand., 1880Tamarix font-queri Maire & Trab.Tamarix gallica subsp. speciosa BallTamarix gallica var. pleiandra MaireTamarix gentilis Gand., 1880Tamarix getula Batt.Tamarix hieronymi SennenTamarix hispanica Boiss.Tamarix kabylica Trab.Tamarix leucostachya Gand., 1880Tamarix longebracteolata SennenTamarix ludibunda MaireTamarix macrostachya (Coss.) Trab.Tamarix malacitana PauTamarix malenconiana MaireTamarix mauritii SennenTamarix obscura Gand., 1880Tamarix praecox Port.Tamarix praecox Port. ex BungeTamarix segobricensis PauTamarix speciosa BallTamarix speciosa subsp. ludibunda (Maire) MaireTamarix speciosa var. acutibracteata MaireTamarix speciosa var. calarantha (Pau) MaireTamarix speciosa var. font-queri (Maire & Trab.) MaireTamarix speciosa var. getula (Batt.) MaireTamarix speciosa var. longicollis Trab.Tamarix speciosa var. longicollis Trab. ex MaireTamarix speciosa var. tingitana (Pau) MaireTamarix theodori SennenTamarix tingitana PauTamarix uncinatifolia SennenTamarix viciosoi Pau & Villar
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier828035-1
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.