Afrosalsola divaricata subsp. gymnomaschala

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: Afrosalsola
Species: Afrosalsola divaricata
Subspecies: Afrosalsola divaricata subsp. gymnomaschala

Name

Afrosalsola divaricata subsp. gymnomaschala (Maire) Akhani, Medit. Bot. 45(2)-e94654: 4 (2024).

• Lectotypes (designated by Brullo 1982: 2452): Morocco, Aguerguer, Presque’ile du Cap Blanc, fond de labaie du Levrier, 21 Jan 1937, Murat 1901, MPU MPU008156, MPU008157.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Salsola gymnomaschala Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 29: 446 (1938).
• Homotypic
  • Salsola sieberi var. gymnomaschala (Maire) Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 30: 362. (1939).
  • Seidlitzia gymnomaschala (Maire) Iljin, Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 16: 93. (1954).
  • Darniella gymnomaschala (Maire) Brullo, Webbia 38(1): 315. (1984).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northern Africa Morocco, Western Sahara 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. 1984. Taxonomic consideration on the genus Darniella (Chenopodiaceae). Webbia 38(1): 301–328. DOI: 10.1080/00837792.1984.10670309 Reference page. 
• Iljin, M.M. 1954. De genere Seidlitzia Bge. Notae criticae. Botanicheskie Materialy Gerbariya Botanicheskogo Instituta Imeni V. L. Komarova Akademii Nauk SSSR (Notulae Systematicae ex Herbario Instituti Botanici V.L. Komarovii Academiae Scientiarum URSS) 16: 86–93. Reference page. 
• Maire, R.C.J.E. 1938. Contributions à l'étude de la Flore de l'Afrique du Nord (Fascicule 26) [nos. 2378–2617]. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 29(6): 403–458. BibDigital Reference page. : 100, nomen; 122, in obs.; 446 descr.
• Maire, R.C.J.E. 1939, publ. 1940. Contributions à l'étude de la Flore de l'Afrique du Nord (Fascicule 28) [nos. 2900–3101]. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 30(6): 327–370, pl. XIX–XX. 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+. Afrosalsola divaricata subsp. gymnomaschala. In: Chenopodiaceae (pro parte majore). – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Afrosalsola divaricata subsp. gymnomaschala in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Afrosalsola divaricata subsp. gymnomaschala. Published online. Accessed: 21. May 2025. Reference page.