Caroxylon chellalense

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales

Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum*: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio*: Tracheophyta Cladus: Eutracheophyta Cladus: Euphyllophytina Cladus: Megaphylla Cladus: Radiatopses Cladus: Lignophyta Cladus: Metalignophyta Diviso*: Spermatophyta Classis*: Angiospermae Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Salsoloideae
Tribus: Caroxyleae
Genus: Caroxylon
Species: Caroxylon chellalense

Name

Caroxylon chellalense (Botsch.) Akhani, Medit. Bot. 45(2)-e94654: 6 (2024).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Salsola chellalensis Botsch., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 60(4): 499. (1975).
    • Typus: Алжир. Высокое плато. Район города Chellala. В 10 км к СЗ от сел. Paul gazelles. Солончак. (= Algeria. High plateau. District of city Chellala, 10 km to the northwest of the village Paul gazelles. Solonchak.). 1968-09-23. V.P. Botschantzev #1418. Holotype: LE LE00011841; Isotype: LE00011840.
• Homotypic
  • Nitrosalsola chellalensis (Botsch.) Theodorova, Ukrayins'k. Bot. Zhurn. 72(5): 443. (2015).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northern Africa Algeria References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Akhani, H., Abdullahi, H. & Rudov, A. 2024. Afrosalsola (Amaranthaceae-Chenopodiaceae), an intermediate C3-C4 lineage from NW Africa and the Canary Islands, and some new combinations in African species of Caroxylon and Soda. Mediterranean Botany 45(2), e94654. DOI: 10.5209/mbot.94654 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. 
• Botschantzev, V.P. 1975. Novye vidy Salsola L. (New species of Salsola L.). Botanicheskii Zhurnal (Moscow & Leningrad) 60(4): 498–505. Reference page. 

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Caroxylon chellalense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Caroxylon chellalense. Published online. Accessed: 27. May 2025. Reference page.