Salsola melitensis

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: Salsola
Species: Salsola melitensis

Salsola melitensis Botsch., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 13: 95. (1976)

Type: Malta: Inter plantas Wiedemannianas, a tergo folii inscriptum, Gozzo. Holotype: LE LE00011869.

Homotypic
- Darniella melitensis (Botsch.) Brullo, Webbia 38(1): 319. (1984)

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Sicilia (Malta) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Botschantzev, V.P. 1976. Conspectus specierum sectionis Coccosalsola Fenzl generis Salsola L. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 13: 74–102. (Russian) Reference page. : 95
Brullo, S. 1984. Taxonomic consideration on the genus Darniella (Chenopodiaceae). Webbia 38(1): 301–328. DOI: 10.1080/00837792.1984.10670309 Reference page. : 319

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.
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Hassler, M. 2019. Salsola melitensis. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 08. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Salsola melitensis. Published online. Accessed: May 08 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Salsola melitensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 08. Reference page.
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English: Maltese salt tree