Haloxylon balchaschense

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Salsoloideae
Tribus: Salsoleae
Genus: Haloxylon
Species: Haloxylon balchaschense

Name

Haloxylon balchaschense (Iljin) Osmonali, Veselova & Kudab., Pl. Syst. Evol. 311(2)-6: 14 (2025).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Anabasis balchaschensis Iljin, Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 2: 131 (1936).
    • Type: Central Asia: Described from the Chu River valley. Holotype: LE.
• Homotypic
  • Arthrophytum balchaschense (Iljin) Botsch., Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 16: 85. (1954).
• Heterotypic (ref. Hassler 2019, Govaerts 2019)
  • Anabasis pauciflora Popov, Fl. URSS 6: 299, 879 (1936).
    • Type: Ad ripam septentrionalem lacus Balchasch ad colles Kounrad, in declivio salso agrillaceo. 9.10.1935, M. Popov & N. Rubtzov. Holotype: Alma-Ata.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Middle Asia Kazakhstan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Osmonali, B.B., Vesselova, P.V., Kudabayeva, G.M., Ussen, S., Abdildanov, D.S. & Friesen, N. 2025. Contributions to the flora of Kazakhstan, genera Arthrophytum and Haloxylon. Plant Systematics and Evolution 311(6). DOI: 10.1007/s00606-024-01926-x Reference page. 
• Botschantzev, V.P. 1954. De Chenopodiaceis notae criticae. I. Botanicheskie Materialy Gerbariia Botanicheskogo Instituta imeni V. L. Komarova Akademii Nauk SSSR 16: 84–85. Reference page. 
• Popov, M.G. 1936. Anabasis pauciflora. In: Komarov, W.L. (ed.), Flora SSSR. Vol. 6. Pp. 299, 879. Google Books
• Iljin, M.M. 1936. Новые виды сем. Chenopodiaceae флоры СССР [New species of the family Chenopodiaceae for the flora of the USSR]. Trudy Botanicheskogo Instituta Akademii Nauk SSSR. Ser. 1. Flora i Sistematika Vysshikh Rastenii 2: 123–132. (Russian) Фундаментальная электронная библиотека «Флора и фауна» DJVU Reference page. : 131.

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. 
• Iljin, M.M. 1936. Chenopodiaceae. In: Komarov, V.L. & Shishkin, B.K. (eds.): Flora URSS 6: 2–354. (russian) [1] (english translation). Reference page. : 299 (russian, translated)

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Haloxylon balchaschense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 July 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Haloxylon balchaschense. Published online. Accessed: 5. July 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• русский: Саксаульчик балхашский