Soda glomerata

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: Salsoleae
Genus: Soda
Species: Soda glomerata

Name

Soda glomerata (Maire) Akhani, Medit. Bot. 45(2)-e94654: 7 (2024).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Salsola sieberi var. glomerata Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 33: 188. (1943).
    • Lectotype (selected by Brullo, 5.9.1982): Algeria: Sahara central: Oued Djader à l’W de l’Ahnet, 9.12.1940, Volkonsky MPU MPU005489.
    • Syntypes: Sahara central: Mouydir, Maire. / Sahara occidental: Zemmour, Kedia Gengoum, Murat. / Sahara septentrional: Sahara algérien, Oued Seggueur au N de El Goléa. Oct. 1937, R. Volkonsky. MPU005488.
• Homotypic
  • Salsola glomerata (Maire) Brullo, Willdenowia 12(2): 245. (1982).
  • Darniella glomerata (Maire) Brullo, Webbia 38: 319. (1984).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco West Tropical Africa Mauritania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Akhani, H., Abdullahi, H. & Rudov, A. 2024. Afrosalsola (Amaranthaceae-Chenopodiaceae), an intermediate C3-C4 lineage from NW Africa and the Canary Islands, and some new combinations in African species of Caroxylon and Soda. Mediterranean Botany 45(2), e94654. DOI: 10.5209/mbot.94654 Reference page. 
• Brullo, S. 1982. Notes on the Genus Salsola (Chenopodiaceae). 1. The Salsola oppositifolia and S. longifolia Groups. Willdenowia 12(2): 241–247. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Brullo, S. 1984. Taxonomic consideration on the genus Darniella (Chenopodiaceae). Webbia 38(1): 301–328. DOI: 10.1080/00837792.1984.10670309 Reference page. 
• Maire, R.C.J.E. 1943. Contributions à l'étude de la Flore de l'Afrique du Nord (Fascicule 33) [nos. 3445–3488]. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 34(8): 181–195. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional 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. : 946.
• Uotila, P. 2011+. Soda glomerata. In: Chenopodiaceae (pro parte majore). – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Soda glomerata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Soda glomerata. Published online. Accessed: 27. May 2025. Reference page.