Nitraria

Nitraria schoberi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Nitrariaceae
Genus: Nitraria
Species: N. billardierei – N. iliensis – N. komarovii – N. pamirica – N. retusa – N. roborowskii – N. schoberi – N. sibirica – N. sphaerocarpa – N. tangutorum

Name

Nitraria L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1044. (1759)

• Type species: Nitraria schoberi L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1044. (1759)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Africa, Australia & Eurasia Afghanistan, Algeria, Altay, Buryatiya, China North-Central, Chita, East European Russia, Egypt, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, New South Wales, North Caucasus, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Palestine, Qinghai, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, South Australia, South European Russia, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, Victoria, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Xinjiang Introduced into: Canary Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 2: 1044

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Nitraria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar. 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Nitraria. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 19 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Nitraria in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

العربية: غرقد
català: Nitrària
Ελληνικά: Νιτράρια
қазақша: Ақ тікен
русский: Селитрянка

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