Atriplex stipitata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Atriplex |
| Species: | A. stipitata
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Atriplex stipitata, known as mallee saltbush and kidney saltbush,[4] is a species of shrub in the family Amaranthaceae, found in all mainland states of Australia.[3]
In South Australia, it flowers all year round.[5] It is not considered a threatened species.[6]
Description
Atriplex stipitata is an erect, generally dioecious, shrub which grows to a metre in height. Its leaves are elliptic and entire, with the apices either obtuse or rounded. The leaf blade is 7 to 25 mm long on a petiole which is 2 to 3 mm long. Male flowers form disjunct spikes, and the well-spaced clusters of female flowers form slender spikes. Bracteoles surround a superior ovary, on a slender stipe which is up to 1 cm long.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
George Bentham first described A. stipitata in 1870.[1][2] The specific epithet, stipitata, is a Latin adjective (past participle) meaning "stemmed", that is, "having a stipe or a stem",[7][8] and refers to the stemmed fruit.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Atriplex stipitata". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b c Bentham, G. (1870) Flora Australiensis 5: 168 Retrieved 24 September 2019
- ^ a b "Atriplex stipitata Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Flora of Australia online profile Atriplex stipitata". profiles.ala.org.au. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "eFloraSA: Atriplex stipitata". Electronic Flora of South Australia. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Atriplex stipitata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Stearn, W.T. (2004). Botanical Latin (4th ed). Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 505.
- ^ Backer, C.A. (1936) Verklarend woordenboek der wetenschappelijke namen van de in Nederland en Nederlandsch-Indië in het wild groeiende en in tuinen en parken gekweekte varens en hoogere planten (Edition Nicoline van der Sijs).
External links
Media related to Atriplex stipitata at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Atriplex stipitata at Wikispecies- Atriplex stipitata occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- Flickr images: Atriplex stipitata
- Atriplex stipitata K000898568, collected in 1860 by the Victorian Exploring Expedition at Duroodoo
