Suaeda aegyptiaca

Suaeda aegyptiaca
Suaeda aegyptiaca in South of Iran
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Suaedoideae
Genus: Suaeda
Species: S. aegyptiaca
Binomial name
Suaeda aegyptiaca
(Hasselq.) Zohary[1]

Suaeda aegyptiaca is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae (formerly classified under the Chenopodiaceae),[2] and salt-tolerant plant (halophytes) that grow naturally in salt-affected areas of Iran.[3]

Main habitat

Its main habitat is the Eastern countries of the Mediterranean Sea and Libya to Arabian Peninsula and the southern half of Iran[4] and the Horn of Africa.[5]

Suaeda aegyptiaca in South of Iran
Suaeda aegyptiaca in South of Iran

References

  1. "SUAEDA aegyptiaca (Hasselq.) Zohary [family CHENOPODIACEAE] on JSTOR". doi:10.5555/al.ap.flora.flos001118.
  2. Suaeda aegyptiaca Euro+Med Plantbase
  3. "Effects of salinity levels on proteome of suaeda aegyptiaca leaves". 12 May 2005.
  4. euromed.luomus.fi euromed_map.php
  5. "JSTOR Global Plants: Search Results".


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