Bassia aegyptiaca Turki, El Shayeb & F.Shehata

The name of this taxon appears to be invalid under the relevant nomenclatural code, as it may be a junior homonym of Bassia aegyptiaca All..

Taxonavigation edit

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: Camphorosmoideae
Tribus: Camphorosmeae
Genus: Bassia
Species: Bassia aegyptiaca

Name edit

Bassia aegyptiaca Turki, El Shayeb & F.Shehata (2006), nom. illeg. (later homonym, non All., Math. Phil. Math. Soc. Roy. Turin 3: 178, 1766, and 5: 93, 1770)

Type: Ras El-Hekma, Turki, El Shayeb & Shehata s.n., 2004-5-22. Holotype: MNF, Isotype: MNF.

The identity of this species, which is reported from one locality only, is regarded as questionable (Kadereit & Freitag 2011).

References edit

Primary references edit

Turki, Z., El Shayeb, F. & Shehata, F. 2006. Taxonomic studies in the Camphorosmeae (Chenopodiaceae) in Egypt. 1. Subtribe Kochiinae (Bassia, Kochia and Chenolea). Flora Mediterranea 16: 275–294. PDF Reference page. : 279

Additional references edit

Kadereit, G. & Freitag, H. 2011. Molecular phylogeny of Camphorosmeae (Camphorosmoideae, Chenopodiaceae): Implications for biogeography, evolution of C₄-photosynthesis and taxonomy. Taxon 60(1): 51–78. DOI: 10.1002/tax.601006 PDF.Reference page. : 73.

Links edit

International Plant Names Index. 2017. Bassia aegyptiaca Turki, El Shayeb & F.Shehata. Published online. Accessed: February 23 2017.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Bassia aegyptiaca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug. 18. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Bassia aegyptiaca. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug. 18. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2017. Bassia aegyptiaca Turki, El Shayeb & F.Shehata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 February 2017.