Enchylaena

Enchylaena tomentosa

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: Enchylaena

Species: E. lanata – E. tomentosa

Names in synonymy: E. aegyptiaca – E. borysthenis – E. brevifolia – E. decalvans – E. falcatula – E. marginata – E. micrantha – E. microphylla – E. paradoxa – E. patens – E. physophora – E. pubescens – E. tamariscina – E. villosa

Name

Enchylaena R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 407. (1810)

• Type: Enchylaena tomentosa R.Br. (Lectotype designated by Wilson, P.G. 1984. Chenopodiaceae. Fl. Australia 4: 213.)

According to Cabrera et al. 2009, this genus should be included in Maireana.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia Australia: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. : 407.

Additional references

• Wilson, P.G. 1984. Chenopodiaceae. In George, A.S. (ed.) 1984. Flora of Australia 4. (link with PDF download) Reference page. : 172.
• Cabrera, J., Jacobs, S.W.L. & Kadereit, G. 2009. Phylogeny of the Australian Camphorosmeae (Chenopodiaceae) and the taxonomic significance of the fruiting perianth. In: International Journal of Plant Sciences 170(4): 505–521. DOI: 10.1086/597267 Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Enchylaena. 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 4. Reference page. 
• Autralian Plant Names Index APNI. 2018. Enchylaena. Accessed: 2018 July 4.
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Enchylaena. Published online. Accessed: March 2 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. Enchylaena in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 March 2.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Enchylaena. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 March 2017.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Enchylaena. .

Vernacular names

English: Barrier Saltbushes

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