Caroxylon squarrosulum

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 squarrosulum

Name

Caroxylon squarrosulum (Botsch.) Mucina, Phytotaxa 312(2): 170. (2017)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Salsola squarrosula Botsch., Botanicheskii Zhurnal 58: 831. (1973)
    • Type: South Africa. Little Namaqualand [Northern Cape Prov.]: on top of Kopjes in dry ravine, 15 miles north of Alewin’s Fontein, 3200 ft elev., 23 December 1908, Pearson 3934. Holotype: K-000243962.
• Homotypic
  • "Caroxylon sp. S" sensu Mucina & Snijman in Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region. Vol. 2: The Extra Cape flora: 236 (2013).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa South Africa (NC): Namaqualand. 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. : 170
• Botschantzev, V.P. 1973. New species of the genus Salsola L. from South and South-West Africa. Botanicheskii Zhurnal. Moscow & Leningrad 58(6): 815–833. Reference page. : 831

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Caroxylon squarrosulum. 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 July 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Caroxylon squarrosulum. Published online. Accessed: July 04 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Caroxylon squarrosulum 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.