Suaeda aegyptiaca

Suaeda aegyptiaca is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae (formerly classified under the Chenopodiaceae),[2] and salt-tolerant plant (halophytes) that is distributed primarily throughout North Africa and West Asia.[3] It is particularly common in salt-affected regions of southern Iran.[4]

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

Main habitat

Its main habitat is the Eastern countries of the Mediterranean Sea and Libya to Arabian Peninsula and the southern half of Iran[5] and the Horn of Africa.[6] The plant also appears in parts of Southern Australia where it has been naturalized.[3]

Suaeda aegyptiaca in South of Iran

References
  1. "SUAEDA aegyptiaca (Hasselq.) Zohary [family CHENOPODIACEAE] on JSTOR". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Suaeda aegyptiaca Euro+Med Plantbase
  3. "African Plant Database - Suaeda aegyptiaca (Hasselq.) Zohary". Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  4. Kafi, Mohammad (12 May 2005). "Effects of salinity levels on proteome of suaeda aegyptiaca leaves". Proteomics Clinical Applications.
  5. euromed.luomus.fi euromed_map.php
  6. "JSTOR Global Plants: Search Results".


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