Atriplex halimus

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: Chenopodioideae
Tribus: Chenopodieae (incl. Atripliceae)
Genus: Atriplex
Species: Atriplex halimus

Name

Atriplex halimus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1052 (1753).

Lectotype: "Habitat in Hispaniae, Lusitaniae, Virginiae sepibus maritimis" (Herb. Linn. No. 1221.1 (LINN)) (designated by: Brenan, J.P.M. 1954. Chenopodiaceae. 14. In W.B. Turrill & R.M. Polhill (ed.) Fl. Trop. E. Africa. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Chenopodium halimus (L.) Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap. 1: 48. (1794).
- Schizotheca halimus (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon sér. 2, 17: 143 (1869).
- Obione halimus (L.) G.L.Chu, Gen. New Evol. System World Chenopod. 158 (2017).
Heterotypic :(ref. Uotila + The Plant List; POWO
- Atriplex halimoides Tineo, Cat. Pl. Hort. Panorm. 277 (1827), nom. illeg. (later homonym of Atriplex halimoides Raf. 1818)
- Atriplex kataf Ehrenb. ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. 4: 916 (1879), nom. inval. in syn.
- Atriplex halimus var. schweinfurthii Boiss., Fl. Orient. 4: 916 (1879).
- Atriplex serrulata Pau, Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 2: 66 (1903).
  - Atriplex halimus var. serrulata (Pau) Alcaraz, Garre & Sánchez-Gómez, Anales Biol., Fac. Biol., Univ. Murcia 6: 81 (1985).
- Atriplex halimus var. granulata L.Chevall., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 444 (1905).
  - Atriplex halimus f. granulata (L.Chevall.) Maire, Fl. Afrique N. 8: 82 (1962).
- Atriplex halimus var. intermedia L.Chevall., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 444 (1905).
  - Atriplex halimus f. intermedia (L.Chevall.) Maire, Fl. Afrique N. 8: 82 (1962).
- Atriplex halimus var. ramosissima L.Chevall., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 444 (1905).
  - Atriplex halimus f. ramosissima (L.Chevall.) Maire, Fl. Afrique N. 8: 83 (1962).
- Atriplex halimus var. venosa L.Chevall., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 444 (1905).
  - Atriplex halimus f. venosa (L.Chevall.) Maire, Fl. Afrique N. 8: 82 (1962).
- Atriplex halimus var. argutidens Bornm., Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins, n.f., 30: 82 (1913).
- Atriplex halimus var. grandifolia Lázaro Ibiza, Asoc. Esp. Progr. Ci., Congr. Sevilla 6(4): 28, 29 (1920).
- Atriplex parvifolia Pau in P.Font i Quer, Iter Marocc. 1929: n.° 116 (1930), nom. illeg. (later homonym of Atriplex parvifolia Kunth 1818)
- Atriplex halimus var. hastulata Maire, Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 3: 80 (1933).
- Atriplex halimus var. rifea Sennen & Mauricio in É.M.G.Sennen, Diagn. Nouv.: 248 (1936).
  - Atriplex halimus f. rifea (Sennen & Mauricio) Maire, Fl. Afrique N. 8: 83 (1962).
- Atriplex halimus var. denticulata Sennen & Pau, Exsicc. (Pl. Esp.): n.° 259.

Homonyms

Atriplex halimus Pall. (1873), nom. illeg.
Atriplex halimus Ritter ex Moq. (1849), nom. inval. in syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe
- Northern Europe
  - Great Britain (introduced).
- Middle Europe
  - Belgium (introduced).
- Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Southeastern Europe
  - Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia (Croatia).
Africa
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara.
- Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands (Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife), Cape Verde, Madeira (Madeira, Porto Santo)
- West Tropical Africa
  - Mali, Mauritania.
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Mozambique.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Mauritius, Madagascar.
Asia-Temperate
- Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran (introduced), Iraq, Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon, Syria)), Palestine (Israel, Jordan)), Sinai, Turkey.
- Arabian Peninsula
  - Saudi Arabia.
Antarctic
- Subantarctic Islands
  - Amsterdam-St.Paul Islands (introduced).

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Atriplex halimus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 30. Reference page. Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Atriplex halimus. Accessed: 30 Jan 2022.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1052. Reference page.
Thunberg, C.P. 1794. Prodromus Plantarum Capensium, quas in promontorio Bonae Spei Africes, annis 1772–1775, collegit Carol. Pet. Thunberg. Pars prior pp. [i–xii, 1]–83 [84 err.]. Uppsala, J. Edman. BHL Reference page. : 48
Fourreau, J.-P. 1869. Catalogue des plantes du cours du Rhône. (Suite). Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon, sér. 2, 17: 89–200. BHL Reference page. : 143
Zhu, G.L. & Sanderson, S.C. 2017. Genera and a New Evolutionary System of World Chenopodiaceae. 361 pp. Beijing: Science Press. Reference page. : 158
Tineo, V. 1827. Catalogus plantarum Horti Regii Panormitani ad annum 1827. Panormi: ex Regali Typographia. viii + 284 pp. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 277
Boissier, P.E. 1879. Flora Orientalis sive enumeratio plantarum in Oriente a Graecia et Aegypto and Indiae fines hucusque observatarum Volumen quartum. Corolliflorae et Monochlamydeae. Fasciculus secundus. Pp. 281–1276. Genevae et Basileae: H. Georg. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 916
Pau y Español, C. 1903. Plantas nuevas para la flora espanola procedentes de Cartagena. Boletin de la Sociedad Aragonesa de Ciencias Naturales 2: 65–73. BHL. Reference page. : 66

Additional references

Uotila, P.J. 2011. Chenopodiaceae (pro parte majore). Atriplex halimus – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.
Freitag, H., Hedge, I.C, Jafri, S.M.H, Kothe-Heinrich, G., Omer, S. & Uotila, P. 2001. Chenopodiaceae. In: Ali, S.I. (ed.): Flora of Pakistan 204. 217 pp., Department of Botany/Missouri Botanical Press, Karachi/St. Louis, ISBN 1-930723-10-5 eFloras. Reference page. : Atriplex halimus

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Atriplex halimus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 8. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Atriplex halimus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Nov 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Atriplex halimus. Published online. Accessed: 8 Nov 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Atriplex halimus. Accessed: 8 Nov 2023.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Atriplex halimus. Accessed: 2023 Nov 8.

Vernacular names

čeština: Lebeda Lindleyova
dansk: Sømælde
Deutsch: Strauch-Melde
English: Mediterranean saltbush, sea orache, shrubby orac, Salt Bush, Tree purslane
español: álimo, armuelle glauco, marisma, orzaga, osagra, salgada, Salado blanco
suomi: Risumaltsa
français: Arroche halime, Pourpier de mer, Arroche marine, Épinard de mer, Arroche en arbre, Fessecul, Halime, Soutenelle
italiano: Atriplice alimo
português: salgadeira
русский: Лебеда настоящая
sardu: Èlimu

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