Fadenia zygophylloides

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: Fadenia
Species: Fadenia zygophylloides

Name

Fadenia zygophylloides Aellen & Townsend, Kew Bull. 27(3): 501. (1972)

• Type: Kenya, E side of Lake Turkana ("Rudolf"), between Koobi Fora and Shin (hill), (3°57'N, 36°12'E - 3°58'N 36°20'E). 01.05.1971, R.B. Faden 71/291. Holotype: K K000243997, Isotype: US US-3109425.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Salsola zygophylloides (Aellen & Townsend) Akhani, Int. J. Pl. Sci. 168(6): 946. (2007)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northeast Tropical Africa S-Ethiopia, Somalia East Tropical Africa NE-Kenya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Aellen, P. & Townsend, C.C. 1972. Fadenia - a new genus of Chenopodiaceae from Tropical Africa. Kew Bulletin 27(3): 501–503. Reference page. 
• 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. 

Additional references

• Boulos, L., Friis, I., & Gilbert, M.G. 1991. Notes on the Chenopodiaceae of Ethiopia, Somalia and Southern Arabia. Nordic Journal of Botany 11(3): 309–316. DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1991.tb01409.x. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2024. Fadenia zygophylloides. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar. 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Fadenia zygophylloides. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 06 2024.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Fadenia zygophylloides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar. 06. Reference page.