Jhau / Erica Tamarisk
Tamarix ericoides
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Jhau
Identify Jhau by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Tamaricaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jhau.
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) belongs to the Tamaricaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 2 other states. It grows in river banks. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Tamaricaceae
Tamarisk Family
Jhau belongs to the Tamaricaceae family.
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