Amaranthaceae
Caroxylon

Caroxylon villosum (Schult.) Akhani & Roalson

First published in Int. J. Pl. Sci. 168: 948 (2007)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sahara to Syria and W. India. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Tunisia

Native to:

Egypt, India, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 2: 1-429. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 19, 1974 Davis, P.H. [5022] Gaza Strip Salsola palaestinica K000899563 Type Yes
Sep 19, 1974 Davis, P.H. [5022] Gaza Strip Salsola palaestinica K000899562 Isotype Yes
Sep 23, 1974 Park, B.C. [54] Libya Salsola libyca K000243924 Type No
Sep 23, 1974 Park, B.C. [54] Libya Salsola libyca K000243925 Isotype No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0