Synonymy
Polycnemum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 35. 1753 sec. Masson & Kadereit (2013)
- =Selago Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 268. 1763, nom. illeg., syn. sec. Masson & Kadereit (2013)
- =Rovillia Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 1: 182. 1897 syn. sec. Masson & Kadereit (2013)
Notes
Polycnemoideae. The genus comprises six species distributed in Eurasia and northwestern Africa. It is sister to the rest of Polycnemoideae (Masson & Kadereit 2013).