Myrtama

Myrtama elegans is a species of flowering plant in the tamarisk family, Tamaricaceae. It 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.

Myrtama
Scientific 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
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)