Caroxylon merxmuelleri

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 merxmuelleri

Name

Caroxylon merxmuelleri (Aellen) Mucina, Phytotaxa 312(2): 165. (2017)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Salsola merxmuelleri Aellen, Mitt. Staatssamml. München 4: 22. (1961)
    • Type locality: South-West Africa [Namibiba]. Dist. Lüderitz-Süd: Oranjemund an der Flußmündung.
    • Holotype: 1958-03-22, Merxmüller & Giess #2289. M-0107418; Isotype: PRE-0374269-0.
• Homotypic
  • "Caroxylon sp. K" sensu Mucina & Snijman in Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region. Vol. 2: The Extra Cape flora: 235 (2013).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Namibia: Namib coast; South Africa (NC, WC?): Little Karoo?, Richtersveld coast, Hantam? 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. : 165
• Aellen, P. 1961. Neue Chenopodiaceen aus Südwestafrika. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München 4: 21–31. BHL. PDF Reference page. : 22

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Caroxylon merxmuelleri. 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 Jun. 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Caroxylon merxmuelleri. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 28 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Caroxylon merxmuelleri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 08. Reference page.