Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
OH
HO
OH
resveratrol
TAMARIX RAMOSISSIMA
LEDEB
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Violales
Family: Tamaricaceae
Common name: Salt cedar
Distribution: Europe, Asia
Habitat: Riparian habitats, water courses, wetlands, estuaries
Description: It is a deciduous shrub or a small tree with reddish stems. Leaves
are feathery and plumes of lowers are showy. It grows to maximum height
of 8 m with a width of 5 m. This species produces upright racemes of small,
pink, ive-petaled lowers.
Compounds and activities: The bioactive compound isolated from this species
is tamarixetin. The polyphenolic substances isolated from the ethyl acetate
and water-acetone extracts of this species have shown antioxidant and anti-
bacterial activities (Sultanova et al., 2001).
