Suaeda vermiculata
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-Suaeda vermiculata in Pozo de Izquierdo on Gran Canaria (Grand Canary), Canary Islands | |
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Suaeda vermiculata Forssk. ex. J.F.Gmel.
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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
- ^ a b "Suaeda vermiculata". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- ^ Suaeda vermiculata. Geneva Botanical Garden and Conservatory: Flora africana. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "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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