Caroxylon ptilopterum

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 ptilopterum

Name

Caroxylon ptilopterum (Botsch.) Mucina, Phytotaxa 312(2): 168. (2017)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Salsola ptiloptera Botsch., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 63: 835. (1978)
    • Type: South-West Africa [Namibia]. Bethanien: Farm Kosos, 15 August 1963, Merxmüller & Giess 2815. Holotype: M-0107413; Isotype: PRE-0375428-0.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Namibia: Namib Desert coast, Omaruru, Outjo and Bethanien Districts; South Africa (NC): Richtersveld. 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. : 168
• Botschantzev, V.P. 1978. New species of the genus Salsola L. from South and South-West Africa. Botanicheskii Zhurnal 63: 832–836. [In Russian] Reference page. : 835

Links

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