TABLE 1 in Wood Anatomical and Hydraulic Traits of Tamarix Species Across a Large Eurasian Gradient Show a Stronger Climatic Than Phylogenetic Signal

TABLE 1 | Geographical distribution, morphology and special features of the studied Tamarix speciesa, arranged from the East to the West of their distribution areas. Tamarix speciesDistributionTypical habitatGrowth formHeight (m)Leaf longevitySpecial featuresT. ramosissimaNorth Korea, China, Russia, Mongolia, Tibet, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Ukraine, Eastern TurkeySalty shores of lakes and marshes, salty riverbanks, salty steppes, desertShrub, shrubby tree1–5 (6)DeciduousPhreatophyte, formation of cone-shaped sand dunes (nebkas)T.hispidaRussia, N China, Mongolia, Central Asia, Afghanistan, IranSandy hills, flats and marshes, salty banks of rivers, sand dunes in desertsShrub or small tree1.5–4 (6)DeciduousPhreatophyte, extreme halophyteT. aphyllaW Asia (to NW India, Pakistan, Afghanistan), Middle East, N Africa (to Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia)Sandy soil and dunes, banks of canals and rivers, salty desertsShrub or treeUp to 12 (20)DeciduousPhreatophyte, tallest Tamarix species, sheathing leavesT. niloticaIsrael, Palestine, Lebanon, NE Africa to Kenya, Ethiopia and SomaliaOn saline sandy soils at river and canal banks, pond edges, springs, rim of wadis, dry lowlandsShrub or tree2–5EvergreenVery drought-hardy, highly salt tolerantT. negevensisIsrael, PalestineSaline shores and other salty sites, maquis, desertSmall treeUp to 2–4EvergreenThermophilous halophyteT. boveanaSpain, Maghreb to W LibyaWadis, riverbanks, borders of swamps, salt marshesLarge shrub or small treeUp to 10Deciduous or marcescentPhreatophyte, hyper-halophilousT. gallicaWestern Mediterranean countries, MaghrebShrubland of wadis and riverbanks, humid places near the seashore, salt marshesShrub or tree2–10Deciduous or marcescentPhreatophyte, climax vegetation on sandy loam, good resprouting under drought aInformation retrieved from Abd el-Ghani & Amer (2003), Abdelgawad (2017), Baum (1978), Beech (2018), CABI (2022), Castroviejo et al. (1995), Danin and Fragman-Sapir (2016), Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) (2008), Flora of China (FOC) (2024), Ighbareyeh, Cano-Ortiz, and Cano (2021, 2022), Iqbal et al. (2024), Lavaine, Evette, and Piégay (2015), Molina et al. (2004), The World Flora Online (WFO) (2024); Villar et al. (2012, 2019), Zohary (1982, 1987).