Maireana appressa

Maireana appressa

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: Camphorosmoideae
Tribus: Camphorosmeae
Genus: Maireana
Species: Maireana appressa

Name

Maireana appressa (Benth.) Paul G. Wilson, Nuytsia 2(1): 54 (1975).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Kochia appressa Benth., Fl. Austral. 5: 188 (1870).
    • Type: "(Australia): Victoria? Lake Tyrrell, Murray desert. Herb. F. Mueller. S. Australia. Margaret Creek, Babbage's Expedition". Lectotype: Lake Tyrell, Herb. F.Mueller (MEL 44117). (designated by Wilson 1975)
• Homotypic
  • Kochia tomentosa var. appressa (Benth.) J.M.Black, Fl. S. Austral. (ed. 2) 197 (1924).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia Australia: New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wilson, P.G. 1975. A taxonomic revision of the genus Maireana (Chenopodiaceae). Nuytsia 2(1): 2–84. DOI: 10.58828/nuy00028 BHL Reference page. 
• Bentham, G. 1870. Flora Australiensis: a description of the plants of the Australian territory. Volume 5. Myoporineae to Proteaceae. 599 pp., London, L. Reeve & co. BHLReference page. 
• Black, J.M. 1924. Flora of South Australia. Part II, Casuarinaceae – Euphorbiaceae. Government Printer, Adelaide. Reference page. 

Links

• APNI - Australian Plant Name Index. 2017. Maireana appressa. Accessed: 2017 March 28.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Maireana appressa. 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 July 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Maireana appressa. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 12 2016. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Maireana appressa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sep. 28. Reference page. 

• Tropicos.org 2016. Maireana appressa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Feb. 2016. Reference page.

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