Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Tamaricaceae
Tamarix szovitsiana Bunge.
English name: Tamarisk.
Local name: Lai.
Description:
An entirely glabrous shrub with grayish brown bark. Leaves with narrow base. Flowers
tetramerous, pink or pale pink. Spike dense and comparatively broader. Stamens 4, style 4.
Flowering Period:
February to March.
Habitat:
Found in slightly saline and moist habitat.
Uses:
The plant is used as fuel wood and grazed by goats when
young.
Distribution:
Russia, Iran and Pakistan.
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