Afrosalsola deschaseauxiana

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: Salsoleae
Genus: Afrosalsola
Species: Afrosalsola deschaseauxiana

Name

Afrosalsola deschaseauxiana (Litard. & Maire) Akhani, Medit. Bot. 45(2)-e94654: 4 (2024).

• Type: Morocco, Agadir-n-Ighir, in rupestribus maritimis, 6 Aug 1926, R. Maire. Holotype: MPU; Isotypes: LE LE00011852, P P00083262, P00083263.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Salsola deschaseauxiana Litard. & Maire, Contrib. Etude Fl. Grand Atlas (Arch. Sc. Maroc), Fasc. II. 7 (1930).
• Homotypic
  • Salsola sieberi var. deschaseauxiana (Litard. & Maire) Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 29: 446. (1939 [1940]).
  • Salsola sieberi subsp. deschaseauxiana (Litard. & Maire) Sauvage, Monde Pl. 291-292: 37. (1952).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northern Africa Morocco 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. 
• Litardière, R.V. de & Maire, R.C.J.E. 1931 "1930". Contributions à l'étude de la flore de Maroc. Fascicule 2. Mémoires de la Société des sciences naturelles du Maroc 26: 1–56. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Maire, R.C.J.E. 1939, publ. 1940. Contributions à l'étude de la Flore de l'Afrique du Nord (Fascicule 28) [nos. 2900–3101]. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 30(6): 327–370, pl. XIX–XX. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 362
• Sauvage, Ch. 1952. A propos des variétés de Salsola sieberi Presl au Maroc et au Sahara occidental. Monde des Plantes 291–292.: 37–38. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Afrosalsola deschaseauxiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Afrosalsola deschaseauxiana. Published online. Accessed: 21. May 2025. Reference page.