Halanthium

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: Halanthium
Species: H. alaeflavum – H. kulpianum – H. mamamense – H. purpureum – H. rarifolium

Name

Halanthium K. Koch, Linnaea 17(3): 313 (1843).

• Type species: Halanthium rarifolium K. Koch

Note:: Genus is accepted by Govaerts (2025) but considered a synonym of Halimocnemis by Hassler (2025), WS can not take sides.

Synonyms

• Physogeton Jaub. & Spach, Ill. Pl. Orient. 2(14-16): 48, t. 135 (1845).
  • Type species: Physogeton acanthophyllus Jaub. & Spach

References

Primary references

• Koch, K. 1843. Catalogus plantarum, quas in itinere per Caucasum, Georgiam Armeniamque annis 1836 et 1837 collegit Dr. Carolus Koch. Linnaea 17(1): 31–50, (3): 272–314. BHL Reference page. 
• Jaubert, H.F. & Spach, E. 1844–1846. Illustrationes Plantarum Orientalium. Vol. 2. 123 pp, pl. 101–200. Parisiis: apud Roret Bibliopolam. Hathitrust Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Halanthium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr. 01. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. Halanthium. 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. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr. 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Halanthium. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 01 2024. Reference page.