Caroxylon arboreum

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: Caroxyleae
Genus: Caroxylon
Species: Caroxylon arboreum

Name

Caroxylon arboreum (C.A.Sm. ex Aellen) Mucina, Phytotaxa 312(2): 157. (2017)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Salsola arborea C.A.Sm. ex Aellen, Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 5: 117 (1963).
    • Type: South-West Africa (Namibia). Dist. Lüderitz-Süd: nördlich von Lüderitzbucht, 1906–1907, Peyer 7. Holotype: PRE-0374397-0; Isotype: Z-000092016 filed as Salsola aphylla).
    • Possible paratypes: De Winter & Giess 6284, Distr. Lüderitz-Süd, 30 miles S of Aus on road to Witputs, 12 September 1958. LE-00011778, M-0107439, M-0107440.
• Homotypic
  • Salsola arborea C.A.Sm. ex Ulbr. in Engl. & Prantl in Natürl. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2, 16c: 566 (1934), nom. nud. (Art. 38.1a of ICN).
• Heterotypic
  • "Caroxylon sp. G" sensu Mucina & Snijman in Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region. Vol. 2: The Extra Cape flora: 234 (2013)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Namibia: Etosha, Kaokoveld, Augab Dist., Lüderitz Bay, Sperrgebiet; South Africa (NC): Augrabies, Little Karoo, Namaqualand. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mucina, L. 2017. Caroxylon (Chenopodiaceae s.str.) in continental southern Africa and Madagascar: a preliminary nomenclatural synopsis and biogeographical considerations. Phytotaxa 312(2): 151–178. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.312.2.1 Reference page. : 157
• Aellen, P. 1963. Ergänzungen zu den Salsolae von Südwestafrika. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München 5: 117–119. BHL Reference page. : 117
• Ulbrich, O.E. 1934. Chenopodiaceae, in: Engler, A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (eds.): Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, ed.2. 16c, Engelmann, Leipzig: 379–584. Reference page. : 566

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Caroxylon arboreum. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 June 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Caroxylon arboreum. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 27 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Caroxylon arboreum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 07. Reference page.