Soda cruciata

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: Soda
Species: Soda cruciata

Name

Soda cruciata (L.Chevall. ex Batt. & Trab.) Akhani, Medit. Bot. 45(2)-e94654: 6 (2024)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Salsola cruciata L.Chevall. ex Batt. & Trab., Fl. Algérie Tunisie: 288. (1905).
    • Lectotype (designated by Brullo, 1982): Algeria: Biskra, in arenosis glareosis necnon in salsuginosis prope Ain Salahin, 20.10.1902, L.P.D. Chevallier #499. P P04992778. Isolectotypes: P04992777, P05157616, G G00015522, FI FI000823, WAG WAG0004060.
• Homotypic
  • Salsola zygophylla var. vesceritensis L.Chevall., Bull. Herb. Boissier sér. 2, 3: 777. (1903)
  • Salsola longifolia var. vesceritensis (L.Chevall.) Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 27: 352 (1936).
  • Salsola sieberi var. vesceritensis (L.Chevall.) Maire, Fl. Afrique N. 8: 148. (1962)
  • Darniella cruciata (L.Chevall. ex Batt. & Trab.) Brullo, Webbia 38: 313. (1984)

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. 
• Battandier, J.A. & Trabut, L.C. 1902 publ. 1905. Flore Analytique et Synoptique de l'Algérie et de la Tunisie. 460 pp., Alger: Vve. Gtralt. Biblioteca Digital. Reference page. 
• Brullo, S. 1984. Taxonomic consideration on the genus Darniella (Chenopodiaceae). Webbia 38(1): 301–328. DOI: 10.1080/00837792.1984.10670309 Reference page. 
• Chevallier, L.P.D. 1903. Deuxième note sur la flore du Sahara. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 757–779. BHL Reference page. 
• Maire, R.C.J.E.† 1962. Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 8. Dicotyledoneae, Archichlamydeae: Centrospermales: Chenopodiaceae, Amaranthaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Phytolaccaceae, Thelygonaceae, Aizoaceae, Portulacaceae, Basellaceae. 303 pp. Paul Lechevalier, Paris. PDF Reference page. 

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Soda cruciata 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. Soda cruciata. Published online. Accessed: 27. May 2025. Reference page.