Tamarix
genus of plants
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Summary
Tamarix is a taxon[1]. Tamarix ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,197 views/month, #1,170 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Tamaricaceae[4]
- Taxon name: Tamarix[5]
- Commons category: Tamarix[6]
- Taxonomic type: Tamarix gallica[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tamarix[8]
- Commons gallery: Tamarix[9]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[10], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 50(2)[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[13]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11855[14]
- This taxon is source of: tamarix wood[15]
- Taxon common name: tamarisk[16], 柽柳属[17], Taray[18], tamariša[19]
- Has fruit type: capsule[20]
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Identifiers
Tamarix's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 51305[21]. Tamarix's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 63084[22]. Tamarix's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 11857664[23]. Tamarix's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2874694[24]. Tamarix's ITIS TSN is recorded as 22303[25].
Why It Matters
Tamarix has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Tamarix is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]