Pan India Bouquets

Tamarix indica Willd.

Family : Tamaricaceae
(Tamarisk Family)
Family (Hindi name) : FARASH FAMILY (फ़राश फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Tamaricaceae
Basionym : Tamarix gallica var. indica (Willd.) Ehrenb.
Synonym(s) : Tamarix pulchella Sennen
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Tamarix indica Willd.
Vernacular name : Jhau (Bengali); Jhau, Jhav (Hindi); Khori, Mavuna (Kannada); Pilchi (Panjabi); Shavaka, Jhavuka (Sanskrit); Sirusavukku, Kiri (Tamil); Palivi, Erusurapakki (Telugu); Kaz Mazij, Main Kalan (Urdu)
Habit : Small tree
Habitat : Along the banks of streams and rivers, 270m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 83; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 233
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Tamarix indica. Downloaded on 29 March 2023.