Caroxylon decussatum

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 decussatum

Name

Caroxylon decussatum (C.A.Sm. ex Botsch.) Mucina, Phytotaxa 312(2): 160. (2017)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Salsola decussata C.A.Sm. ex Botsch., Bot. Zhurn. 59(1): 39 (1974)
    • Type: Africa australis [South Africa]. Terra capensis, regio occidentalis [Western Cape Prov.]: Van Rhynsdorp, 400 ft, 11 July 1896, Schlechter 8091. Holotype: LE-00011850; Isotypes: GRA-0000899-0, K-000243993, PRE-0375530-0, Z-000092019 filed as Salsola aphylla).
• Homotypic
  • Salsola decussata C.A.Sm. ex Ulbr. in Engl. & Prantl in Natürl. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2, 16c: 566 (1934), nom. nud.
  • "Caroxylon sp. C" 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 South Africa (WC): endemic of Knersvlakte quartz patches 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. : 160
• Botschantzev, V.P. 1974. New species of the genus Salsola L. from South and South-West Africa, II. Botanicheskii Zhurnal 59: 38–42. Reference page. : 39

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Caroxylon decussatum. 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 decussatum. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 27 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Caroxylon decussatum 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.