Caroxylon littorale

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 littorale

Name

Caroxylon littorale (Moq.) Akhani & Roalson, Int. J. Pl. Sci. 168(6): 947. (2007) (as "littoralis”; Art. 23.5 ICN)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Salsola littoralis Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 180. (1849)
    • Lectotype (designated by Mucina 2017: 165): Madagascar: in arenosis maritimis ad oram austro-orientalem Madagascariae (Côte NO, baie de St Augustin), 1839 W. Bojer s.n. Lectotype: P-00487034; Isolectotypes: P-00799069. (The G-DC specimen not found by Mucina)
• Homotypic
  • Sarcomorphis littoralis Bojer, in schedis (G-DC).
  • Sarcomorphis littoralis Bojer ex Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 180. (1849), nom. inval., as syn.
• Heterotypic (ref. Mucina 2017, Govaerts 2019)
  • Salsola littoralis var. glabra Botsch. in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 9: 152. (1972)
    • Type: Madagascar, plant with creeping and branching stems, growing together with Arthrocnemum on sand in the saline zone, surroundings of Morondera [Morondava], September 1956, J. Bosser 9844. Holotype: P P04168476.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa South Tropical Africa Mozambique, Inhambane Province Western Indian Ocean Madagascar: southeastern coast. Mozambique Channel Islands: Europa isl. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary 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. : 947.
• Moquin-Tandon, A. 1849. Salsolaceae. In: De Candolle, A.P. (ed.): Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 13(2): 41–219. Masson, Paris. BHL Reference page. : 180.
• 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. : 165
• Botschantzev, V.P. 1972. Species subsectionis Tetragona (Ulbrich) Botsch. sectionis Caroxylon (Thunb.) Fenzl generis Salsola L. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 9: 140–154. (Russian) Reference page. : 152

Additional references

• Friis, I. & Holt, S. 2016. Salsola sp. A of Flora Zambesiaca from the coast of Mozambique is Caroxylon littoralis (Amaranthaceae subfam. Salsoloideae), hitherto only known from Madagascar. Webbia 72(1): 63–69. DOI: 10.1080/00837792.2016.1258788 Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Caroxylon littoralis. 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 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Caroxylon littoralis. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 28 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Caroxylon littoralis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 08. Reference page. 

• Tropicos.org 2016. Caroxylon littorale. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Dec. 2016.