Salicornia × tashkensis

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: Salicornioideae
Tribus: Salicornieae
Genus: Salicornia
Nothospecies: Salicornia × tashkensis

Name

Salicornia × tashkensis Akhani, Pakistan J. Bot. 40(4): 1649 (1651; fig. 7). 2008

• Type: Iran, N Tashk Lake, highly salty soils near Gomban, 29°48′ N 53°28′ E, 1590 m, 20 Sep 2011, H. Akhani & M. Ghobadnezhad 15722. Holotype: IRAN, Isotype: Herb. Akhani.

Taxon of uncertain status. Only known from the type locality. Probably a sterile hybrid of Salicornia persica subsp. iranica × S. persica subsp. persica.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Western Asia Iran References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Akhani, H. 2008. Taxonomic revision of the genus Salicornia L. (Chenopodiaceae) in central and southern Iran. Pakistan Journal of Botany 40(4): 1635–1655. PDF Reference page. : 1649.

Additional references

• Kadereit, G., Piirainen, M., Lambinon, J. & Vanderpoorten, A. 2012. Cryptic taxa should have names: Reflections on the glasswort genus Salicornia (Amaranthaceae). Taxon 61(6): 1227–1239. pdf Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Salicornia tashkensis. 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 May 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Salicornia tashkensis. Published online. Accessed: May 16 2018.