Frankenia portulacifolia

Frankenia portulacifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Frankeniaceae
Genus: Frankenia
Species: Frankenia portulacifolia

Name

Frankenia portulacifolia (Roxb.) Spreng., 1825

Synonyms

• Beatsonia compacta Surgis
• Beatsonia portulacifolia Roxb.
• Frankenia beatsonia Schult. & Schult.f.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa St.Helena References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sprengel, C. 1825. Caroli Linnaei, ... Systema vegetabilium. Ed. 16. Vol. II: Classis 6–15. 939 pp. Sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Reference page: : 2: 134

Additional references

• Cronk, Q.C.B. (2000). The endemic flora of St Helene: 1-119. Antony Nelson, Oswestry, England.
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919. [unavailable to the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Frankenia portulacifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Frankenia portulacifolia. Published online. Accessed: Jul 08 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Frankenia portulacifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jul 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Frankenia portulacifolia. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Frankenia portulacifolia. Accessed: 08 Jul 2021.
• IUCN: Frankenia portulacifolia (Roxb.) Spreng.  (Critically Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: St Helena tea, St Helena Tea Plant, Tea Plant

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