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<p>Thiotrix: wikispecies</p> <hr /> <div>{{Unreferenced|date=February 2010}}<br /> {{taxobox<br /> |regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br /> | image = Haloxylon persicum.JPG<br /> | image_caption = Haloxylon persicum in ''[[Unaizah]]''<br /> |unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]<br /> |unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]<br /> |unranked_ordo = [[Core eudicots]]<br /> |ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]<br /> |familia = [[Amaranthaceae]]<br /> |subfamilia = [[Salsoloideae]]<br /> |genus = ''[[Haloxylon]]''<br /> |species = '''''H. persicum'''''<br /> |binomial = ''Haloxylon persicum''<br /> |}}<br /> '''''Haloxylon persicum''''', the '''white saxaul''', is a small tree belonging to the family [[Amaranthaceae]]. Its range is [[Western Asia]], including [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Egypt]], [[Sinai]], South [[Iraq]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Iran]], [[Oman]], [[UAE]], [[Afghanistan]], and [[Pakistan]], to [[Central Asia]] ([[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Turkmenistan]], etc.), and [[China]] ([[Xinjiang]] etc.).<br /> <br /> ==Description==<br /> The ''Haloxylon persicum'' has a stout rugged stem and light grey bark, growing up to 4.5-5 metres in height. It lacks large foliage-type leaves; in fact, its leaves have retrogressed as succulent branches. The plant is found in [[sandhill]]s, [[desert]]s and sand ridges, where it often forms pure stands, with an average density up to 400-500 trees a hectare. The white saxaul is a hardy tree that can grow in nutritionally poor soil and can tolerate drought. The tree is in leaf all year, and flowers in May-June.<br /> <br /> ==Uses==<br /> The plant's extensive root system is useful for stabilising sandy soils. The wood is durable and heavy and is used in general carpentry. As it burns well and gives a good heat it is used as a fuel. It is called &quot;''ghada''&quot; in [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and was frequently mentioned in classical [[Arabic poetry]].<br /> <br /> ==Pests==<br /> ''[[Turcmenigena varentzovi]]'' (saxaul longhorn beetle, Varentsov’s longhorn beetle) is a pest of the white saxaul tree in [[Kazakhstan]], [[Turkmenistan]], and [[Uzbekistan]].<br /> <br /> {{commonscat|Haloxylon persicum}}<br /> {{wikispecies|Haloxylon persicum}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Amaranthaceae]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Western Asia]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Central Asia]]<br /> [[Category:Trees of the Middle East]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Egypt]]<br /> [[Category:Trees of Western Asia]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Kyrgyzstan]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Kazakhstan]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Turkmenistan]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Uzbekistan]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Afghanistan]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Pakistan]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Xinjiang]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of Saudi Arabia]]<br /> <br /> {{-}}<br /> {{Amaranthaceae-stub}}</div>

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