Suaeda vermiculata

Suaeda vermiculata
-Suaeda vermiculata in Pozo de Izquierdo on Gran Canaria (Grand Canary), Canary Islands
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Suaedoideae
Genus: Suaeda
Species: S. vermiculata
Binomial name
Suaeda vermiculata
Forssk. ex. J.F.Gmel.
Synonyms[1]
  • Chenopodium alexandrinum Desf. ex Moq.
  • Dondia fruticosa (Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel.) Druce
  • Lerchia fruticosa (Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel.) Medik.
  • Lerchia obtusifolia Steud.
  • Lerchia vermiculata Kuntze
  • Salsola annularis Poir.
  • Salsola globulifolia Poir.
  • Salsola helenae Bory ex Schult.
  • Salsola mollis Desf.
  • Salsola sativa Moq.
  • Salsola sedifolia Salisb.
  • Schoberia fruticosa (Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel.) C.A.Mey.
  • Suaeda fruticosa Forssk. ex J.F.Gmel.
  • Suaeda mesopotamica Eig
  • Suaeda mollis (Desf.) Delile

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

The species name is Latin for "like a worm".[1]

Description

It is a shrub and can grow up to between 0.4–1 m, with woody stems at its base, very branched.

Main habitat

They are found in coastal shrubs as well as mainland saltpals or saltmarshes, sand plains, rocky outcrops and desert wadis between sea level and 400 m. Its main habitat is Africa and the Middle East, including North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen's Socotra, Iraq, Jordan and Palestine to the east of India as well as the Canary Islands in Cape Verde and from Senegal, Mauritania and Mali to Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Suaeda vermiculata". The Plant List. Missouri Botanical Garden. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ↑ Suaeda vermiculata. Geneva Botanical Garden and Conservatory: Flora africana. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "JSTOR Global Plants: Search Results".

Further reading

  • AFPD. 2008. African Flowering Plants Database - Base de Donnees des Plantes a Fleurs D'Afrique.
  • Migahid, A. M. 1988. Chenopodiaceae. Fl. Saudi Arabia (ed. 3) ed. III. vol. 1. 192–223.
  • Muschler, R. 1912. A Manual Flora of Egypt. Man. Fl. Egypt


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