Myricaria davurica
(Willd.) Ehrenb. in Linnaea 2: 278. 1827; Qaiser in Nasir &
Ali, Fl. W. Pakistan 141: 54. 1982. Tamarix davurica Willd., Abh. Konigl. Acad. Wiss.
Berlin 85. 1816.
Shrubs, 1- 3 m high; branches erect. Leaves 4.5 -7.5 x 1- 2 mm, ovate-lanceolate,
ovate-elliptic or ovate, subacute to obtuse at apex, subentire. Racemes dense, 3 -
4 (-
6) x 1 - 1.5 cm, scales at base of peduncle up to 6.5 x 3.5 mm, broadly ovate to
oblong-ovate, obtuse at apex, reddish with broad scarious margin; bracts 7 -
8 x 4.5 -
6
mm. Flowers pinkish-white; pedicels 2 -
2.2 mm long. Sepals 4 - 4.5 x 1.2 - 1.5 mm,
lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, subacute at apex, subequal. Petals 5 - 6 x 2 - 3 mm,
oblong-elliptic to oblong-obovate. Stamens connate to 1/2 -
3/4 of their length; free part
of longer filaments ca 1.5 mm long, of shorter ca 0.5 mm long. Ovary ca 4.5 mm long.
Fl. May - June.
Distrib. India: On gravelly river beds between 3200 and 4300 m. Jammu & Kashmir (Gilgit) and Himachal Pradesh (Lahul).
Pakistan, China (Tibet), Mongolia and Russia(S. Siberia).
Fl. May - June.
Distrib. India: On gravelly river beds between 3200 and 4300 m. Jammu & Kashmir (Gilgit) and Himachal Pradesh (Lahul).
Pakistan, China (Tibet), Mongolia and Russia(S. Siberia).