Soda zygophylloides

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 zygophylloides

Name

Soda zygophylloides (Aellen & C.C.Towns.) Akhani, Medit. Bot. 45(2)-e94654: 7 (2024).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Fadenia zygophylloides Aellen & C.C.Towns., Kew Bull. 27(3): 501. (1972).
    • Type: Kenya, Marsabit district: E side of Lake Turkana ("Rudolf"), between Koobi Fora and Shin (hill), (3°57'N, 36°12'E - 3°58'N 36°20'E). 400–600 m, 01.05.1971, R.B. Faden 71/291. Holotype: K K000243997; Isotype: US US-3109425.
• Homotypic
  • Salsola zygophylloides (Aellen & C.C.Towns.) Akhani, Int. J. Pl. Sci. 168(6): 946. (2007).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northeast Tropical Africa S-Ethiopia, Somalia East Tropical Africa 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. 
• Aellen, P. & Townsend, C.C. 1972. Fadenia - a new genus of Chenopodiaceae from Tropical Africa. Kew Bulletin 27(3): 501–503. Reference page. 
• 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. 

Additional references

• 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. 

Links

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