Abstract:The effects of various internal and environmental factors on ion excretion were investigated on Tamarix Ramosissima Ledeb, a kind of recretohalophytes which growed naturally under saline habitat in Xin Jiang province. The ion secretion rates, ion concentrations, water contents and transpiration rates of Tamarix leaves were determined. The daily variations in the transpiration rates of Tamarix exhibited two peaks curves, and the peak-valley was found to occur in the middle part of the day with the strongest photo-radiation and the highest temperature. The water and ion content in leaves appeared to be nearly constant,whereas the rates of excreted ions varied significantly during day. The ionic excretion patterns of fluctuation during day showed that: the rates of ion secretion were higher between 8:00 and10:00. and then decreased gradually during 10:00 and 20:00 with the higher photo-radiation and temperature. But the rates of ion secretion increased up after 20:00 O′clock with the declining photo-radiation and temperature. By analyzing the factors that affected the ion secretion, there was a general positive correlation between atmosphere humidity and ion secretion during the day. The amount of ion secretion was found to be higher during the day than during the night. When compared the ion secreted amount with the ion concentration on the leaves, It showed the predominant ions secreted were sodium and chloride although the main ions accumulated in leaves were sodium and sulfur,the concentration of which were found to be higher than those of potassium, calcium,magnesium and chloride. If the relative secretion could be defined by the ratio between the ion concentration secreted and that in the leaves, the maximal relative excretion was chloride, followed by sodium, and a somewhat the lower were potassium and sulfur, the lowest were calcium and magnesium. The results above indicated that both ionic content in leaves and ecophysiological environment conditions had effects on ion excretion. And the secretion of Tamarix glands exhibited highly selective character for various ions.