Hablitzia

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Hablitzia

Hablitzia M.Bieb. in Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 5: 24. 1817 sec. Kühn 19931
  • 1. Kühn, U. 1993: Chenopodiaceae, pp. 253-281. – In: Kubitzki, K., Rohwer, J.G. & Bittrich, V. (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2. – Berlin, Heidelberg & New York: Springer

Notes

The monotypic genus belongs to the Hablitzieae-Betoideae (Hohmann & al. 2006; Kadereit & al. 2006). Hablitzia tamnoides is one of the very few climbing species in Chenopodiaceae. Annual shoots are growing from a fleshy root in this species which is endemic to the Caucasus and NW Iran.A,B

Bibliography

A. Hohmann, S., Kadereit, J. W. & Kadereit, G. 2006: Understanding Mediterranean-Californian disjunctions: evidence from Chenopodiaceae–Betoideae. – Taxon 55: 67 – 78. http://doi.org/10.2307/25065529
B. Kadereit, G., Mucina, L. & Kadereit, J. W. 2006: Phylogeny of Salicornioideae (Chenopodiaceae): diversification, biogeography, and evolutionary trends in leaf and flower morphology. – Taxon 55: 617-642