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 gallica L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Tamariscus gallicus (L.) All.Tamariscus narbonensis GarsaultTamariscus pentander Lam.Tamarix aegyptiaca Bertol.Tamarix algeriensis G.NicholsonTamarix anglica WebbTamarix anglica var. berthelotii WebbTamarix anglica var. berthelotii Webb ex Pit. & ProustTamarix brachylepis SennenTamarix brachystylis var. littoralis Pau & Font QuerTamarix ehrenbergii C.PreslTamarix ehrenbergii C.Presl ex BungeTamarix esperanzana Pau & VillarTamarix esperanzana var. majoriflora Pau & VillarTamarix gallica f. divaricata Ehrenb.Tamarix gallica f. effusa Ehrenb.Tamarix gallica subsp. anglica (Webb) Bonnier & LayensTamarix gallica subsp. speciosa Jacob-MakoyTamarix gallica var. arborea Sieber ex Ehrenb.Tamarix gallica var. heterophylla Ehrenb.Tamarix gallica var. littoralis (Pau & Font Quer) MaireTamarix gallica var. mannifera Ehrenb.Tamarix gallica var. nannifera Ehrenb.Tamarix gallica var. narbonensis Ehrenb.Tamarix gallica var. subtilis Ehrenb.Tamarix lagunae Caball.Tamarix libanotica K.KochTamarix matritensis Pau & VillarTamarix narbonensis Bubani, 1899Tamarix narbonensis GarsaultTamarix pentandra Salisb., 1796Tamarix riojana Sennen & ElíasTamarix sireti SennenTamarix tetrandra GuebhardTamarix tetrandra Guebhard ex Bunge
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Fuel
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 identifier828110-1
Use codesEU FU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASALMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.