Chenolea diffusa

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: Camphorosmoideae
Tribus: Camphorosmeae
Genus: Chenolea
Species: Chenolea diffusa

Name

Chenolea diffusa Thunb., Nov. Gen. Pl. [Thunberg] 1: 10. (1781)

• Type: "Prope Cap. locis depressism marittimis, in Saldahnabay, alibique."

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Salsola diffusa (Thunb.) Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap. 1: 48. (1794)
  • Echinopsilon diffusum (Thunb.) Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 137. (1849)
  • Bassia diffusa (Thunb.) Kuntze, Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 546. (1891)
  • Salsola sericea Aiton, Hort. Kew. W. Aiton 1: 317. (1789) - nom. illeg. nom. superfl.
  • Kochia sericea (Aiton) Schrad., Neues Journ. 3, III & IV: 87. (1809)
  • Chenopodium sericeum (Aiton) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 1: 921 (1824)
  • Echinopsilon sericeum (Aiton) Moq., Chenop. Monogr. Enum. 89 (1840)
• Heterotypic (ref. Uotila & Freitag 2011:)
  • Salsola canescens Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 296. (1805), validly published, superfluous substitute for Chenopodium sinense
  • Chenopodium sinense Willemet, Ess. Med. 3: 233 (1778).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa South Africa References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thunberg, C.P. 1781. Nova Genera Plantarum 1: 10.

Additional references

• 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. : 71.
• Uotila, P. & Freitag, H. 2011. Salsola boissieri subsp. serpentinicola. In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E.v. (eds.): Euro+Med Notulae, 5, Willdenowia, 41(1): 129–138. DOI: 10.3372/wi.41.41117.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Chenolea diffusa. 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 July 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Chenolea diffusa. Published online. Accessed: February 28 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. Chenolea diffusa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 February 28.
• Tropicos.org 2016. Chenolea diffusa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 February 2016.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Soutbossie