Suaeda nigra

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: Suaedoideae
Tribus: Suaedeae
Genus: Suaeda
Subgenus: Suaeda subg. Suaeda
Sectio: Suaeda sect. Salsina
Species: Suaeda nigra

Varieties: S. n. var. nigra – S. n. var. ramosissima

Name

Suaeda nigra (Raf.) J.F.Macbr., Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 50. (1918)

Synonyms

Basionym
- Chenopodium nigrum Raf., Atlantic J. 1(4): 146. (1832)
Homotypic
- Dondia nigra (Raf.) Standl., N. Amer. Fl. 21(1): 89. (1916)
Heterotypic (ref. Ferren & Schenk 2008, Tropicos, Hassler 2019)
- Suaeda duripes I.M.Johnst., J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 231. (1943)
  - Type: USA: Texas: Pecos River, salt soil. Nov 1850, George Thurber 114. Holotype: GH GH00037232.
- Suaeda intermedia S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 296 (-297). (1879)
  - Type: USA: Utah: central Utah; 1875; C.C. Parry 84. Lectotype: GH GH00037235.
- Dondia intermedia (S.Watson) A. Heller, Cat. N. Amer. Pl. 3. (1898)
- Chenopodina moquinii Torr., Pacif. Railr. Rep. Parke, Bot. 7: 18 (1856)
- Suaeda moquinii (Torr.) Greene, Pittonia 1(17): 264. (1889)
- Dondia moquinii (Torr.) A. Nelson, Bot. Gaz. 34(5): 363. (1902)
- Suaeda nigrescens I.M.Johnst., J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 228. (1943)
  - Type: Mexico: Coahuila: La Ventura; 12 Sep 1938, Johnston 7650. Holotype: GH GH00037237.
- Suaeda suffrutescens S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 9: 88. (1874)
  - Type: Rio Grande. 6 Oct 1846; W.H. Emory s.n.; Lectotype (designated by Lundell, Fl. Texas, 1969.): NY NY00324410.
- Dondia suffrutescens (S.Watson) A. Heller, Cat. N. Amer. Pl. 3. (1898)
- Suaeda suffrutescens var. detonsa I.M.Johnst., J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 230. (1943)
  - Type: Mexico: 3 mi W of Cuatro Cienegas, saline flats, loosely and widely branched, 1-5 ft tall, frequently supported by other bushes. ; 24-26 Aug 1938, Johnston 7128. Holotypes: GH GH00037247, GH00037248.
- Chenopodium maritimum Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 239. (1828), nom. illeg. (later homonym of Chenopodium maritimum L. 1753), replaced by Suaeda torreyana
  - Type: Stansbury Expedition s.n.; 30 May 1850; USA: Utah: mountains on west shore of the Great Salt Lake. Lectotype: NY (designated by Lundell, Fl. Texas, 1969).
- Suaeda torreyana S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 9: 88. (1874)
- Dondia torreyana (S.Watson) Standl., N. Amer. Fl. 21(1): 90. (1916)
(ref. Hassler 2019)
- Dondia multiflora A. Heller, Cat. N. Amer. Pl. 3. (1898), nom. illeg. superfl. for Suaeda torreyana
- Suaeda fruticosa sensu Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy. 387. (1840), misapplied name
(+ ref. Govaerts 2019)
- Suaeda diffusa S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 9: 88. (1874)
- Dondia diffusa ((S.Watson) A. Heller, Cat. N. Amer. Pl. 3. (1898)

for var. ramosissima
- Dondia ramosissima Standl., N. Amer. Fl. 21(1): 91. (1916)
  - Type: USA: Arizona: Lees Ferry, 24 Aug 1909, E.W. Nelson 62; Holotype: US-564515.
- Suaeda ramosissima (Standl.) I.M.Johnst., Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 12: 1017. (1924)
- Suaeda torreyana var. ramosissima (Standl.) Munz, Man. S. Calif. Bot. [Munz] 144. (1935)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Western Canada
  - Alberta, Saskatchewan
- Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
- North-Central U.S.A.
  - North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah
- South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas
- Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
Southern America
- Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Cuba

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Greene, E.L. 1889. The Vegetation of the San Benito Islands. Pittonia 1: 261–266. BHL Reference page. : 264
Heller, A.A. 1898. Catalogue of North American Plants North of Mexico, exclusive of the lower cryptogams. BHL Reference page. : 3
Johnston, I.M. 1943. Noteworthy species from Mexico and adjacent United States, I. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 24(2): 227–236. JSTOR BHL Reference page. : 228, 230, 231
Macbride, J.F. 1918. Various American Spermatophytes, new or transferred. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 56: 50–61. BHL Reference page. : 50
Nelson, A. 1902. Contributions from the Rocky Mountain Herbarium. IV. Botanical Gazette 34(5): 355–371. BHL Reference page. : 363
Rafinesque, C.S. 1832–1833. Atlantic Journal, and Friend of Knowledge. Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. 1(4): 146
Standley, P.C. 1916. Chenopodiaceae. pp. 1–93. In: North American Flora. Vol. 21, Part 1. The New York Botanical Garden. BHL Reference page. : 89, 90
Watson, S. 1874. A revision of the North American Chenopodiaceae. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 9: 82–126. BHL Reference page. : 88

Additional references

Ferren W.R.Jr. & Schenk, H.J.:
eFloras 2008. Suaeda nigra in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Suaeda nigra. 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 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Suaeda nigra. Published online. Accessed: May 22 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Suaeda nigra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 22. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Suaeda nigra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 May 2019.

Vernacular names

English: bush seepweed, Mojave sea-blite
Diné bizaad: Tó iishį́hí

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