Anabasis

Anabasis

Synonymy

Anabasis L., Sp. Pl. 1: 223. 1753 sec. Kühn (1993)

• Type: Anabasis aphylla L.

• =Brachylepis C.A.Mey. ex Ledeb., Icon. Pl. 1: 12. 1829 syn. sec. Kühn (1993)
• Type: Brachylepis salsa C.A.Mey.

• =Fredolia (Coss. & Durieu ex Bunge) Ulbr., Nat. Pflanzenfam. (ed. 2) 16c: 451, 578. 1934 syn. sec. Kühn (1993)
• Type: Fredolia aretioides (Moq. & Coss. ex Bunge) Ulbr.

• =Esfandiaria Charif & Aellen in Verh. Naturf. Ges. Basel 63: 262. 1952 syn. sec. Kühn (1993)
• Type: Esfandiaria calcarea Charif & Aellen

Content

• Notes

Notes

A diverse genus within the Salsoleae s.str. (Akhani & al. 2007) distributed throughout North African and Eurasian steppes, semi deserts and deserts. The genus evolved some extremely drought tolerant species, e.g. A. calcarea (Charif & Aellen) Bokhari & Wendelbo, showing anatomical and morphological adaptations to drought such as stunted growth-forms, reduced leaves, central water storage tissues and a multi-layered epidermis (Bokhari & Wendelbo 1978). The fruit anatomy of the genus was studied by Sukhorukov (2008).