Halothamnus

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Halothamnus

Halothamnus Jaub. & Spach, Ill. Pl. Orient. 2: 50. 1845 sec. Kothe-Heinrich 19931 wfo-4000016785
      Type: Halothamnus bottae Jaub. & Spach
  • 1. Kothe-Heinrich, G. 1993: Revision der Gattung Halothamnus (Chenopodiaceae). – Bibliotheca Botanica 143. – Stuttgart: Sweizerbarth
  • =Aellenia Ulbr. in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2, 16c: 567. 1934 syn. sec. Kühn 19932 wfo-4000000772
      • Type: not designated
  • 2. 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

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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).A,B,C

Bibliography

A. Akhani, H., Edwards, G. E. & Roalson, E. H. 2007: Diversification of the old world Salsoleae s.l. (Chenopodiaceae): Molecular phylogenetic analysis of nuclear and chloroplast data sets and a revised classification. – International Journal of Plant Sciences 168(6): 931-956. https://doi.org/10.1086/518263
B. Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., von Mering, S., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazán, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler, R., Ocampo, G. & Ochoterena, H. 2015: A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. – Willdenowia 45(3): 281-383. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.45.45301
C. Kothe-Heinrich, G. 1993: Revision der Gattung Halothamnus (Chenopodiaceae). – Bibliotheca Botanica 143. – Stuttgart: Sweizerbarth