Salsola melitensis

Taxonavigation

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: Salsoloideae
Tribus: Salsoleae
Genus: Salsola
Species: Salsola melitensis

Name

Salsola melitensis Botsch., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 13: 95. (1976)

Type: Malta: Inter plantas Wiedemannianas, a tergo folii inscriptum, Gozzo. Holotype: LE LE00011869.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Darniella melitensis (Botsch.) Brullo, Webbia 38(1): 319. (1984)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Sicilia (Malta) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Botschantzev, V.P. 1976. Conspectus specierum sectionis Coccosalsola Fenzl generis Salsola L. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 13: 74–102. (Russian) Reference page. : 95
• Brullo, S. 1984. Taxonomic consideration on the genus Darniella (Chenopodiaceae). Webbia 38(1): 301–328. DOI: 10.1080/00837792.1984.10670309 Reference page. : 319

Additional references

• Akhani, H., Edwards, G. & Roalson, E.H. 2007. Diversification of the Old World Salsoleae s.l. (Chenopodiaceae): Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of Nuclear and Chloroplast Data Sets and a Revised Classification. International Journal of Plant Sciences 168(6): 931–956. DOI: 10.1086/518263 ResearchGate Reference page. : 946.
• Uotila, P. 2011. Salsola melitensis. In: Chenopodiaceae (pro parte majore). – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Salsola melitensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Salsola melitensis. Published online. Accessed: May 08 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Salsola melitensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Salsola melitensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 May 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Maltese salt tree