Caroxylon nigrescens

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 nigrescens

Name

Caroxylon nigrescens (C.A.Sm. ex I.Verd.) Mucina, Phytotaxa 312(2): 166. (2017)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Salsola nigrescens C.A.Sm. ex I.Verd., J. S. African Bot. 11(3): 124. (1945)
    • Lectotype (designated by Mucina 2017: 166): South Africa. Orange Free State [Free State Prov.]: Fauresmith, Kortlaagtenek, western part of farm near Koiepaal boundary, c. 4600 ft elev., January 1928, Smith 5305. Lectotype: PRE-0370853-0; Isolectotypes: K-000243970, Z-000002798.
• Homotypic
  • Salsola nigrescens C.A.Sm., in schedis (K000243970).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa South Africa (FS): western Free State 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. : 166
• Verdoorn, I.C. 1945. Salsola nigrescens. Journal of South African Botany 11: 124–126. Reference page. : 124, Fig. 11

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Caroxylon nigrescens. 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 nigrescens. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 28 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Caroxylon nigrescens 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.