Soda gillettii

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 gillettii

Name

Soda gillettii (Botsch.) Akhani, Medit. Bot. 45(2)-e94654: 7 (2024).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Gyroptera gillettii Botsch., Kew Bull. 30(2): 369. (1975).
    • Type: Kenya, Isiolo Distr.: c. 12 km W of Mado Gashe on road to Garba Tula, alt. 350 m.; 03.06.1970, Gillett & Newbould 19162. Holotype: EA EA000002195, Isotypes: FT FT000985, K K000243998, LE LE00011748.
• Homotypic
  • Lagenantha gillettii (Botsch.) M.G.Gilbert & Friis, Nordic J. Bot. 11(3): 315. (1991).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northeast Tropical Africa S-Somalia, NE-Kenya 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. 
• Boulos, L., Friis, I., & Gilbert, M.G. 1991. Notes on the Chenopodiaceae of Ethiopia, Somalia and Southern Arabia. Nordic Journal of Botany 11(3): 309–316. DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1991.tb01409.x. PDF Reference page. 
• Botschantzev, V.P. 1975. Species of the subtribe Sevadinae (Chenopodiaceae). Kew Bulletin 30(2): 367–370. Reference page. 

Links

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