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Caroxylon
Caroxylon aphyllum here given as Salsola aphylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Salsoloideae
Tribe: Caroxyleae
Genus: Caroxylon
Thunb.[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms[2]
  • Muratina Maire
  • Nitrosalsola Tzvelev
  • Sarcomorphis Bojer ex Moq.

Caroxylon is a genus of shrubby flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae,[2] found in drier areas of the Old World, including southern Africa, Madagascar, northern Africa, Mediterranean islands of Europe, the Canary Islands, Socotra, Ukraine, Russia, western Asia, Central Asia, India, western and northern China, and Mongolia.[3]

Species

Currently accepted species include:

References

  1. ^ Nov. Gen. Pl.: 37 (1782)
  2. ^ a b "Caroxylon Thunb." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  3. ^ Mucina, Ladislav (2017). "Caroxylon (Chenopodiaceae s.str.) in continental southern Africa and Madagascar: A preliminary nomenclatural synopsis and biogeographical considerations". Phytotaxa. 312 (2): 151. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.312.2.1.