Caroxylon vermiculatum

Caroxylon vermiculatum

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 vermiculatum

Name

Caroxylon vermiculatum (L.) Akhani & Roalson, Int. J. Pl. Sci. 168(6): 948 (2007).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Salsola vermiculata L., Sp. Pl. 1: 223 (1753).
    • Type: Herb. Linn. 315.19 (LINN) (Jafri & Rateeb 1978 in Jafri & El-Gadi (ed.), Fl. Libya 58: 85)
• Homotypic
  • Nitrosalsola vermiculata (L.) Theodorova, Ukrayins'k. Bot. Zhurn. 72(5): 444 (2015).
• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2025)
  • Chenopodium flavescens Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 6: 269 (1820).
  • Salsola buxifolia hort. Paris ex Dum.Cours., Bot. Cult. 1: 622. (1802)
  • Salsola ericifolia Masson ex Link, Phys. Beschr. Canar. Ins. [Buch] 141 (1825).
  • Salsola flavescens Cav., Icon. [Cavanilles] 3. 45. t. 288 (1795–1796).
    • Type: Spain: S. Fernando y Ribay, Orihuela. 1790-07, sine coll. Type: MA29801
  • Salsola vermiculata var. flavescens (Cav.) Moq. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 181 (1849)
  • Salsola vermiculata subsp. frankenioides Caball., Bol. Soc. Esp- Hist. Nat. 36: 141 (1936).
  • Salsola frankenioides (Caball.) Botsch., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 12: 181 (1975).
  • Salsola vermiculata var. frankenioides (Caball.) Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 28: 378 (1937).
  • Salsola hispanica Botsch., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 60(4): 501 (1975).
    • Type: (Spain) Espagne. Province d’Almeria. Velez-Rubio. Sierra del Castillon, lieux arides, sur le calcaire, 800 m. 1899. E. Reverchon #1138. Holotype: LE, LE00011872.
  • Nitrosalsola hispanica (Botsch.) Theodorova, Ukrayins'k. Bot. Zhurn. 72(5): 443 (2015).
  • Salsola microphylla Cav., Icon. [Cavanilles] 3: 45, t. 287 (1795–1796).
  • Salsola vermiculata var. microphylla (Cav.) Moq. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 181 (1849).
  • Salsola portilloi Caball., Bol. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 1936, 36: 143 (1936).
    • Type: Morocco: In verbactis salsuginosis planitiae littoralis prope Sidi-Ifni, 1934-7-4, A. Caballero. Holotype?: MPU010326, Isotype: LE00011902.
  • Salsola vermiculata var. portilloi (Caball.) Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 1937, 28: 378 (1937).
  • Nitrosalsola portilloi (Caball.) Theodorova, Ukrayins'k. Bot. Zhurn. 72(5): 444 (2015).
  • Salsola rodinii Botsch., Bot. Zhurn. 60: 505 (1975).
    • Type: Сирия, центральная часть. Известняковые и мергелевые склоны над искуственным озером Айн Эль Барде (= Syria, central part. Limestone and marl slopes at the artificial lake of Ain El Barde.) 1959/05/27. L.E. Rodin #1903. Holotype: LE00011910
  • Nitrosalsola rodinii (Botsch.) Theodorova, Ukrayins'k. Bot. Zhurn. 72(5): 444 (2015).
  • Salsola tamariscifolia Lag. in Gen. Sp. Pl.: 12 (1816), nom. illeg.
  • Salsola vermiculata var. glabrescens Moq. in Chenop. Monogr. Enum.: 141 (1840).
  • Salsola vermiculata var. pseudopapillosa Caball. in Bol. Real Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 36: 141 (1936)
  • Salsola vermiculata var. pubescens Moq. in Chenop. Monogr. Enum.: 141 (1840).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe Southwestern Europe Baleares, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain Southeastern Europe Sicilia Africa Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia Macaronesia Canary Is. (Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife) West Tropical Africa Mauritania, Niger Northeast Tropical Africa Djibouti, Sudan-South Sudan Asia-Temperate Caucasus Azerbaijan (Nachichevan) Western Asia Iran (Iranian Aserbaijan), Iraq (W-Iraq), Lebanon-Syria, Palestine introduced in California References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Akhani, H., Edwards, G. & Roalson, E.H. 2007. Diversification of the Old World Salsoleae s.l. (Chenopodiaceae): Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of Nuclear and Chloroplast Data Sets and a Revised Classification. International Journal of Plant Sciences 168(6): 931–956. DOI: 10.1086/518263 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Botschantzev, V.P. 1975. Novye vidy Salsola L. (New species of Salsola L.). Botanicheskii Zhurnal (Moscow & Leningrad) 60(4): 498–505. Reference page. 
• Caballero, A. 1936. Plantas de Ifni. Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural 36: 139–149. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Cavanilles, A.I. 1795–1796. Icones et descriptiones plantarum, quae aut sponte in Hispania crescunt, aut in hortis hospitantur. Vol. III. X + 50 pp,, tab. 201–300. Ex Regia Typographia, Matriti [Madrid]. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Link, J.H.F. 1828 ("1825"). Verzeichniss der wildwachsenden Pflanzen, welche bis jetzt auf den Canarischen Inseln gefunden worden sind. In Buch, C.L.v.: Physicalische Beschreibung der Canarischen Inseln. Berlin: Königliche Akademie der Wissenschaften. Digitalisat at Echo.mpiwg Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 
• Maire, R.C.J.E. 1937. Contributions à l'étude de la Flore de l'Afrique du Nord (Fascicule 25) [Nos. 2185–2337]. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 28(6): 332–388, Pl, XXIX–XL. BibDigital Reference page. 
• Moquin-Tandon, A. 1840. Chenopodearum Monographica Enumeratio. P.-J. Loss, Paris. BHL Reference page. 
• Schultes, J.A. 1820. Caroli a Linné equitis Systema Vegetabilium secundum classes ordines genera species. Cum characteribus, differentiis et synonymiis. Editio nova, speciebus inde ab editione XV. detectis aucta et locupletata. Vol. 6. LXX + 852 pp., corr. Sumtibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgardtiae [Stuttgart]. BHL Reference page. 
• Theodorova (Feodorova), T.A. 2015. New nomenclatural combinations in Nitrosalsola (Chenopodiaceae). Ukrayins'kyi Botanicnyi Zhurnal 72(5): 442–445. DOI: 10.15407/ukrbotj72.05.442 PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Freitag, H. 1997. Salsola vermiculata. Pp. 205-207 in Hedge, I.C., Akhani, H., Freitag, H., Kothe-Heinrich, G., Podlech, D., Rilke, S. & Uotila, P. , Chenopodiaceae. In: Rechinger, K.H. (ed.): Flora Iranica Vol. 172. 371 pp., 212 tab., Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt Graz. Reference page. 
• Uotila, P. 2011+. Caroxylon vermiculatum. In: Chenopodiaceae (pro parte majore). – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Caroxylon vermiculatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Caroxylon vermiculatum. Published online. Accessed: 28. May 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• aragonés: sisallo
• català: barrella, barrelleta, salada, salat, siscall, sosa blanca
• English: Mediterranean saltwort
• español: barrilla, sosa blanca
• italiano: Salsola vermiculata
• sardu: Sossoini

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