| They also had a medicinal use as an anti-inflammatory and antibacterial agent against throat and gum inflammation | Tamarix nilotica is known as Nile Tamarisk or Manna Tamarisk, in Arabic athel, abal or tarfa |
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| Propagation is by direct seeding and by cuttings | These panicles are usually 10 cm long |
The Manna Tamarisk is useful in open country as a coloniser, bank stabiliser and for environmental consolidation because of its invasive roots.
24| The name Manna comes from the fact that insects would suck the sap of these Tamarisks, and then excrete the honeydew-like substance as part of their metabolism | The purple flowers stay in panicles together |
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| Once your account is created, you'll be logged-in to this account | The small tree is attractive in groups or massed planting |
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2| A shrub or small tree, its area of distribution lies in the Arabian peninsula and northern Africa | These sweet Manna balls were used by the Bedouins as nourishment |
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| The preferred locations reach from Mediterranean wood- or shrublands up to extreme deserts | It has no special requirements in relation to soil or irrigation |
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