Cornulaca monacantha

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: Salsoloideae
Tribus: Salsoleae
Genus: Cornulaca
Species: Cornulaca monacantha

Name edit

Cornulaca monacantha Delile, Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 206. (1813)

  • Type: Egypt "...dans la haute Egypte et près des pyramides de Gyzeh et de Saqqarah", A. Delile. Types: P, MPU007245. possible Isotype: E00296920. Syntype: MPU007246.

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Kochia monacantha (Delile) Steud., Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 848. (1840)
  • Heterotypic (ref. Hassler 2019, Govaerts 2019)
    • Cornulaca arabica Botsch., Kew Bull. 23(3): 439. (1969)
      • Type: Saudi Arabia, Eastern Province. Al Hadidah. 16-10-1965, Mandaville 467. Holoype: K000899498, Isotype: BM000950624.
    • Salsola ferox Delile ex Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 218. (1849), nom. inval. in syn.
    • Traganum nudatum Sieber ex Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 172. (1849), nom. inval. in syn.
  • ref. Hedge 1997, but accepted by Hassler 2019, Govaerts 2019:
  • ref The Plant List:
    • Cornulaca monacantha var. diacantha Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 34: 190. (1943)
      • Type: Sahara occidental: Mauritania, Ouissa. Sférat (pointe S-E) - Oum Rouessine. 26.11.1936, M. Murat #1575. MPU005487, P00487045. Syntype: Kahal Morra, 21.11.1934, Rolland 17. Syntype: MPU005486

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Africa
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Mali, Mauritania, Niger
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad, Sudan
  • Asia-Temperate
    • Western Asia
      • Iran, Iraq, Palestine (C-Israel), Sinai
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Gulf States (Bahrain,United Arab Emirates, Qatar), Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • Asia-Tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Pakistan (Baluchistan)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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