Suaeda fruticosa

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Suaedoideae
Tribus: Suaedeae
Genus: Suaeda
Subgenus: Suaeda subg. Suaeda
Sectio: Suaeda sect. Salsina
Species: Suaeda fruticosa

Name

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Suaeda fruticosa Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. 2(1): 503. (1791)

  • Type: Lectotype (Schweinf. 1896; Freitag in Flora 183: 156, 1989): [Saudi Arabia] "Gomfodae" (Al Qumfidhah), Forssk. 162. Lectotype: C.

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Suaeda fruticosa Forssk., Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica 70. (1775), nom. inval. (genus not validated until 1776)
  • Heterotypic (ref. Freitag et al. 2001)
    • Salsola lana Edgew., Hook. J. Bot. 2: 286. (1840)
    • Suaeda baluchestanica Akhani & Podlech, Rech. f., Flora Iranica 172: 151. (1997)
      • Type: Persian Baluchestan, Goatr, sea shore, 18.11.1990, H. Akhani 6706. Holotype: MMTT (Natural History Museum of Iran), Isotype: Herb. Podlech.
    • Suaeda mesopotamica Eig, Palestine J. Bot., Jerusalem Ser. 3: 127. (1945)
  • probable synonyms, (listed by Govaerts 2019)
    • Dondia fruticosa (Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel.) Northr., Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 12: 35. (1902)
    • Lerchia fruticosa (L.) Medik., Philos. Bot. 1: 33 (1789)
    • Schoberia fruticosa (Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel.) C.A.Mey., in Ledebour, Fl. Altaic. 1: 402 (1829)
  • Misapplied names
  • "Suaeda vermiculata" sensu auct. mult.
  • "Suaeda nudiflora" sensu Burkill, Work. List Fl. Pl. Baluchistan 65. 1909

Homonyms

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  • Suaeda fruticosa Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy. 387. (1840), isonym ?
  • Suaeda fruticosa Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel., in Onomat. Bot. Compl. 8: 798. (1776), replaced synonym of Salsola frutescens Forsyth f. Bot. Nomencl. col. 169. (1794)
  • Suaeda fruticosa (L.) Dumort., Fl. Belg. (Dumortier) 22. (1827), nom. illeg.
  • Suaeda fruticosa (L.) Delile, Fl. Aeg. Illustr. 57. (1813), nom. illeg.

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
(ref. Freitag et al. 2001)
  • Africa
    • Northern Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Cape Verde Is., Canary Islands
    • Western Asia
      • Jordan, Iraq, S and C Iran, SE Afghanistan
    • Arabian Peninsula
  • Asia-Tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Pakistan (Baluchistan), India (Indus and upper Ganges plains, coastal India at least up to Madras, southwards down to Kenya and Ceylon.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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  • Láani, Láana (Punjab, Sindh)
  • Reget, Righit, Rigit (Baluchistan).
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