✿Tamaricaceae · Tamarix
Jhau / Erica Tamarisk
Tamarix ericoides
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tamarix ericoides
- Genus
- Tamarix
- Family
- Tamaricaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- River banks
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- झाऊ Jhau
- Bengali
- ছোট বনঝাউ Chota Ban-Jhau
- Tamil
- ஆற்றுச்சவுக்கு Arru-C-Cavukku
- Kannada
- ಹೊಳೆ ಬೈಸೆ Hole Baise
- Marathi
- झाऊ Jhau, काडशेरणी Kadsherni, सारत Sarat
About Jhau
Erica Tamarisk (Tamarix ericoides) is a shrub belonging to the Tamaricaceae family (Tamarisk Family). It is typically found in river banks. Native to Indian subcontinent, it is distributed across India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Botanical family
Tamaricaceae
Tamarisk Family
Jhau belongs to the Tamaricaceae family.
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