Tamarix


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Noun 1. [画像:Tamarix - genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of eastern Mediterranean regions and tropical Asia]Tamarix - genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of eastern Mediterranean regions and tropical Asia
dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
family Tamaricaceae, Tamaricaceae, tamarisk family - family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes)
tamarisk - any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil
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Summary: Two new monocyclic naphthene derivatives (1and 2) along with seven known compounds for the first time from the chloroform soluble fraction of the Tamarix indica.
Two New Monocyclic Naphthenes from Tamarix indica
He said the lands undergoing such type of problem across the area , are gradually leading to the extinction of various plants and trees including Sueda fructicosa, Tamarix aphylla, Salsola foetida, Accacia nilotica, Prosopis specigera etc.
Enormous wood cutting leading to Deforestation in area
One of the best is the vigorous shrub or small tree Tamarix tetrandra, or Pink Cascade, which has graceful filigree foliage and produces masses of delicate feathery plumes in late summer.
Cascades of great plumes; 36 LIFESTYLE Gardening with Adrienne Wild TOP 10 Seaside plants
(2007) observaram que o ataque de Diorhabda elongata (Brulle), um besouro que causa desfolha em Tamarix L, uma especie arborea invasora de ecossistemas riparios nos Estados Unidos, reduziu os teores de acucares nao estruturais e o rebrote da planta.
EFFECT OF ARTIFICIAL DEFOLIATION ON THE GROWTH OF WILLOW/EFEITO DA DESFOLHA ARTIFICIAL NO CRESCIMENTO DO VIMEIRO
In vitro antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity of Tamarix dioica Roxb.
Short Communication - SCREENING OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY AGAINST CONJUNCTIVITIS
The habitat of the lake can be divided into three types open water with typha and Juncus on the edge; swampy area dominated by Tamarix; and surrounding rice fields with predominant Juncus.
Lungh Lake, a little known natural resort of Sindh
In Pakistan, hog deer are limited to forests along the rivers, grasslands and especially in those areas having dense grass with scattered plants of Saccharumspontaneum, Saccharum munja and Tamarix dioica.
Molecular Phylogeny and Diversity Analysis of Hog Deer (Axis porcinus) in Pakistan
The watercourse temporary (wadis) are characterized by a vegetation and flora of Mediterranean type, (Tamarix, Nerium, Vitex, Phoenix...) in contrast to the permanent water courses at the level of the vegetation of leafy bed major European type, based mainly, poplar, ash or alder.
Evaluation of the riverine vegetation of Wadi Tafna in the Tlemcen region (Western Algeria)

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