Panicle shrubs

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Panicle shrubs
German tamarisk (Myricaria germanica)

German tamarisk ( Myricaria germanica )

Systematics
Class : Bedecktsamer (Magnoliopsida)
Eudicotyledons
Nuclear eudicotyledons
Order : Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family : Tamarisk family (Tamaricaceae)
Genre : Panicle shrubs
Scientific name
Myricaria
Desv.

The panicle shrubs ( Myricaria ) are a genus of plants within the tamarisk family (Tamaricaceae). It includes about thirteen species in the northern temperate zone of Europe and Asia; including ten species in China. The only species in Europe is the German tamarisk ( Myricaria germanica ).

description

The panicle shrubs are mostly deciduous, low shrubs , rarely semi-shrubs . They have scaly, alternate leaves .

Their flowers are terminally in single or double racemose inflorescences . The flowers are five-fold. There are five long and five short stamens . Triple capsule fruits are formed that contain many seeds.

species

There are around 13 Myricaria species (selection):

  • Myricaria bracteata Royle ; the species occurs in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir , India, Central Asia, China and Mongolia
  • Myricaria elegans Royle ; the species occurs in India, Pakistan and China at altitudes from 3000 to 4300 meters, in the varieties:
    • Myricaria elegans var. Elegans
    • Myricaria elegans var. Tsetangensis P.Y. Zhang & YJ Zhang
  • German tamarisk , also known as German Ufertamariske or Rispelstrauch, ( Myricaria germanica (L.) Desv. , Syn . : Tamarix germanica L. )
  • Myricaria laxiflora (Franch.) PY Zhang & YJ Zhang ; the species occurs only in China ( Hubei , Sichuan )
  • Myricaria paniculata P.Y. Zhang & YJ Zhang ; the species occurs only in China at altitudes of 1000 to 2800 meters
  • Myricaria platyphylla Maxim. ; the species occurs only in China
  • Myricaria prostrata Hook. f. & Thomson ; the species occurs in Pakistan, India, Central Asia and China at altitudes of 4000 to 5200 meters
  • Myricaria pulcherrima Batalin ; the species occurs only in China ( Xinjiang )
  • Myricaria rosea W.W. Sm .; the species occurs in Nepal, Bhutan, India and China ( Xizang , Yunnan ) at altitudes of 2600 to 4600 meters
  • Myricaria squamosa Desv. ; the species occurs in Afghanistan, Pakistan, in Central Asia, in India and China and here at altitudes from 2600 to 4600 meters
  • Myricaria wardii C. Marquand ; the species occurs only in Nepal and China ( Xizang ) at altitudes of 3000 to 4000 meters.

literature

  • Schütt, Schuck, Stimm: Lexicon of tree and shrub species . ecomed Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. Landsberg / Lech 1992
  • Qiner Yang & John Gaskin: Tamaricaceae . In: Flora of China, Volume 13, Pages 58-68, 2004.

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