Name: Tarfah
Scientific name: Tamarix aphylla
Type: Tree
Color: Green
Habitat: Cultivated Areas
Size: 1800 cm
Conservation status:
Introduced
Description:
Growth form: Tree. Flowering. Oct–Feb. status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: UAE. habitat & distribution: A frequently planted tree, often used as screening or shelterbelt around farMohammed Al Safran. uses: Mandaville notes its economic importance in Saudi Arabia, listing various uses including traditional house construction, ornamental planting, afforestation and dune stabilization. A number of medicinal uses is given by Rizk & El-Ghazaly and Ghazanfar.
