Halothamnus

Halothamnus

Synonymy

Halothamnus Jaub. & Spach, Ill. Pl. Orient. 2: 50. 1845 sec. Kothe-Heinrich (1993)

• Type: Halothamnus bottae Jaub. & Spach

• =Aellenia Ulbr., Nat. Pflanzenfam. (ed. 2) 16c: 567. 1934 syn. sec. Kühn (1993)
• Type: not designated

Content

• Notes

Notes

Halothamnus belongs to Salsoleae s.str. and is likely monophyletic (Akhani & al. 2007). The genus comprises 21 species, most of which are small shrubs or subshrubs, only two species are annuals. It is found from Somalia in the West to Kazakhstan in the East in desert and semi-desert habitats (Kothe-Heinrich 1993).