Caroxylon contrariifolium

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: Salsoloideae
Tribus: Caroxyleae
Genus: Caroxylon
Species: Caroxylon contrariifolium

Name

Caroxylon contrariifolium (Botsch.) Mucina, Phytotaxa 312(2): 159. (2017)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Salsola contrariifolia Botsch., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 9: 142 (1972).
    • Type: South Africa. Boschjemanland [Namaqualand]: Bitterfontein, kalksteinhaltige Hugel und karrooartige Niederungen, reichhaltig an Salzpflanzen, 3000–4000 ft elev., Zeyher 1447 (planta oppositifolia). Holotype: LE-00011844; Isotypes: K-000243983, K-000243984, K-000243985, LE-00011844.
• Homotypic
  • "Caroxylon sp. B" sensu Mucina & Snijman in Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region. Vol. 2: The Extra Cape flora: 234 (2013)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Namibia?; South Africa (WC): Namaqualand. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mucina, L. 2017. Caroxylon (Chenopodiaceae s.str.) in continental southern Africa and Madagascar: a preliminary nomenclatural synopsis and biogeographical considerations. Phytotaxa 312(2): 151–178. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.312.2.1 Reference page. : 159
• Botschantzev, V.P. 1972. Species subsectionis Tetragona (Ulbrich) Botsch. sectionis Caroxylon (Thunb.) Fenzl generis Salsola L. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 9: 140–154. (Russian) Reference page. : 142

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Caroxylon contrariifolium. 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 June 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Caroxylon contrariifolium. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 27 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Caroxylon contrariifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 07. Reference page.