Myrtama

Myrtama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Tamaricaceae
Genus: Myrtama
Ovcz. & Kinzik. (1977)
Species:
M. elegans
Binomial name
Myrtama elegans
(Royle) Ovcz. & Kinzik. (1977)
Synonyms[1]
  • Tamaricaria Qaiser & Ali (1978)
  • Myricaria elegans Royle (1835)
  • Myricaria elegans var. tsetangensis P.Y.Zhang & Y.J.Zhang (1984)
  • Tamaricaria elegans (Royle) Qaiser & Ali (1978)
  • Tamarix ladachensis B.R.Baum (1966)

Myrtama elegans is a species of flowering plant in the tamarisk family, Tamaricaceae, and is the sole species in genus Myrtama. It is a shrub or tree native to subalpine areas of Pakistan, Tajikistan, Tibet, the western Himalayas of India, and Xinjiang.[1]

  1. ^ a b Myrtama elegans (Royle) Ovcz. & Kinzik. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 April 2024.