Synonymy
Halocnemum M.Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 3: 3. 1819–1820 sec. Kühn (1993)
Notes
Halocnemum belongs to Salicornioideae and comprises two hygrohalophytic species of shrubs. The genus is distributed in the southern Mediterranean, south, west and western-central Asia and closely related to Halostachys and Halopeplis (Kadereit & al. 2006).