Caroxylon volkensii

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 volkensii

Name

Caroxylon volkensii (Schweinf. & Asch.) Akhani & Roalson, Int. J. Pl. Sci. 168(6): 948 (2007).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Salsola volkensii Schweinf. & Asch., Mém. Inst. Égypt. 2: 130 (1887).
    • Type: (Egypt: Wadi Warág) mittelaegyptische Wüste, arabiche Wüste, "Arembe". 23.11.1884, G.A. Schweinfurth. Lectotype: G-G-305338/1 G00441381, Isolectotypes: K K000899573, K000899574, Syntype: K000899572.
• Homotypic
  • Nitrosalsola volkensii (Schweinf. & Asch.) Theodorova, Ukrayins'k. Bot. Zhurn. 72(5): 444 (2015).
• Heterotypic
  • Salsola autrani Post, Fl. Syria 690 (1896). (in IPNI: as Salsola autranii)
    • Type: Syria: Marlian, Qaryetein. 19-07-1890, G.E. Post 122. Isotypes: G00441371, K000899556.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northern Africa Egypt Asia-Temperate Western Asia Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Saudi Arabia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Akhani, H., Edwards, G. & Roalson, E.H. 2007. Diversification of the Old World Salsoleae s.l. (Chenopodiaceae): Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of Nuclear and Chloroplast Data Sets and a Revised Classification. International Journal of Plant Sciences 168(6): 931–956. DOI: 10.1086/518263 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Ascherson, P.F.A. & Schweinfurth, G.A. 1887. Illustration de la Flore d'Égypte. Mémoires présentés à l'Institut Égyptien, 2. DOI: 10.11588/diglit.11322.3 Reference page. 
• Post, G.E. 1896. Flora of Syria, Palestine, and Sinai (from the Taurus to Ras Muhammad, and from the Mediterranean Sea to the Syrian desert). 919 pp., Syrian Protestant College, Beirut. BHL Reference page. 
• Theodorova (Feodorova), T.A. 2015. New nomenclatural combinations in Nitrosalsola (Chenopodiaceae). Ukrayins'kyi Botanicnyi Zhurnal 72(5): 442–445. DOI: 10.15407/ukrbotj72.05.442 PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Uotila, P. 2011+. Caroxylon volkensii. In: Chenopodiaceae (pro parte majore). – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Caroxylon volkensii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Caroxylon volkensii. Published online. Accessed: 30. May 2025. Reference page.