Bassia eriophora from the original description by H.A.Schrader

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: Camphorosmoideae
Tribus: Camphorosmeae
Genus: Bassia
Species: Bassia eriophora

Name

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Bassia eriophora (Schrad.) Asch., Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. [Schweinfurth] 187. (1867)

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Kochia eriophora Schrad., Neues J. Bot. 3(3-4): 86 (–87; t. 3) (1809)
      • Type: Described from cultivated specimens of unknown origin. Lectotype: Herb. Fischer, GOET (designated by Akhani & Khoshravesh 2013: 17).
  • Homotypic
    • Willemetia eriophora (Schrad.) Moq., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 2, 1: 209. (1834)
    • Echinopsilon eriophorum (Schrad.) Moq., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 2, 2: 127. (1834)
    • Chenolea eriophora (Schrad.) Aitch. & Hemsl., Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 3: 102. (1886)
  • Heterotypic (ref. Hedge 1997, Uotila 2011:)
    • Kochia latifolia Fresen. Mus. Senckenb. 1:179 (1834)
      • Type: Egypt: Sinai, Thal Hebran, 2500’, Mai 1831, Rüppel s.n. Lectotype: FR (designated by Akhani & Khoshravesh 2013: 17).
    • Bassia latifolia (Fresen.) Asch. & Schweinf., in Mém. Inst. Égypt. 2: 127. (1887)
    • Kochia latifolia var. inermis Boiss., Fl. Or. 4: 927 (1879)
    • Bassia eriophora var. rosea Eig, Palaest. Journ. Bot. Jerusalem ser. 3: 125 (1945)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Asia-Temperate
    • Western Asia
      • Afghanistan (S), Iran (E, S, SE), Iraq (SE, C), Palestine (Dead Sea area), Sinai, Syria (Syrian desert)
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Kuwait, Saudi Arabia (N, E)
  • Asia-Tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Pakistan (W)

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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