Caroxylon melananthum

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 melananthum

Name

Caroxylon melananthum (Botsch.) Mucina, Phytotaxa 312(2): 165. (2017)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Salsola melanantha Botsch., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 58: 825. (1973)
    • Type: South Africa. Cape Prov. [Northern Cape Prov.]: Gordonia, Kalahari National Gemsbok Park, 12 miles NW of Kwang Pan, calcareous sandy clay in marginal zone of dry river-bed of Nossob River, c. 3150 ft elev., 17 November 1959, Leistner 1489. Holotype: K-000243936; Isotype PRE-0370826.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Namibia: Kalahari; South Africa (NC): Gordonia. 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
• 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. : 825

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Caroxylon melananthum. 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 June 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Caroxylon melananthum. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 28 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Caroxylon melananthum 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.