Salicornia iranica

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
Species: Salicornia iranica
Subspecies: S. i. subsp. iranica – S. i. subsp. rudshurensis – S. i. subsp. sinus-persica

Name

Salicornia iranica Akhani, Pakistan J. Bot. 40(4): 1637 (-1638; fig. 1, map). 2008

• Type: N. Tashk Lake near Gomban, 29°47′47″ N, 53°28′41″ E, 1589 m, 28 Nov 2001, H. Akhani 15908. Holotype: IRAN, Isotype: Herb. Akhani.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Salicornia persica Akhani subsp. iranica (Akhani) G. Kadereit & Piirainen, Taxon 61(6): 1236. 2012

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Western Asia Iran, Iraq Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary 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. 
• 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. 
• Chatrenoor, T. & Akhani, H. 2021. An integrated morpho-molecular study of Salicornia (Amaranthaceae-Chenopodiaceae) in Iran proves Irano-Turanian region the major center of diversity of annual glasswort species. Taxon 70(5): 989–1019. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12538 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Salicornia iranica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Salicornia iranica. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Salicornia iranica. Published online. Accessed: May 16 2018.