Suaeda aralocaspica

Suaeda aralocaspica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Subfamily:	Suaedoideae
Genus:	Suaeda
Species:	S. aralocaspica
Binomial name
	Suaeda aralocaspica;
Synonyms
	Borszczowia aralocaspica

Suaeda aralocaspica is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae, that is restricted to the deserts of central Asia. It is a halophyte, that uses C₄ carbon fixation, but lacks the characteristic leaf anatomy of other C₄ plants. It is a monoecious, annual, that grows to a height of between 20 cm and 50 cm. It flowers in August, producing seeds of two different sizes, that differ in their morphology, dormancy and germination characteristics.^[1]

References

^ "Germination of Dimorphic Seeds of the Desert Annual Halophyte Suaeda aralocaspica (Chenopodiaceae), a C4 Plant without Kranz Anatomy - Wang et al. 102 (5): 757 - Annals of Botany". 102 (5). Aob.oxfordjournals.org. 2008-09-03: 757–69. doi:10.1093/aob/mcn158. PMC 2712381. PMID 18772148. Retrieved 2010-04-08. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[1] "Germination of Dimorphic Seeds of the Desert Annual Halophyte Suaeda aralocaspica (Chenopodiaceae), a C4 Plant without Kranz Anatomy - Wang et al. 102 (5): 757 - Annals of Botany". 102 (5). Aob.oxfordjournals.org. 2008-09-03: 757–69. doi:10.1093/aob/mcn158. PMC 2712381. PMID 18772148. Retrieved 2010-04-08. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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