Caroxylon afrum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida 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 afrum

Name

Caroxylon afrum (Sparrm.) Mucina, Phytotaxa 312(2): 158. (2017)
Note:: Published as caffrum basionym treated as an orthographical variant, Art. 61.6, ICN (Madrid)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Salsola afra Sparrm.., Resa Goda Hopps-Udden, Engl. ed. 2, 1: 297 (1786) (as 'caffra')
  • Type not designated.

Note:: Accepted by POWO, but considered as synonym of Caroxylon aphyllum by Mucina, 2017 and Hassler (2025)

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. 
• Sparrman, A.E. 1783. Resa till Goda Hopps-udden, Södra polkretsen och omkring Jordklotet, samt till Hottentott- och Caffer-landen åren. 1772–1776, 1. Anders J. Nordstroem, Stockholm, 766 pp. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Caroxylon afrum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Caroxylon afrum. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 4 2025. Reference page.