Amaranthaceae
Salicornia

Salicornia fruticosa (L.) L.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 5 (1762)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Medit. to Iran, Yemen. It is a succulent subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Kriti, Western Sahara

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Iran, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Tunisia, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Sp. Pl., ed. 2: 5 (1762).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Danin, A. & Fragman- Sapir, O. (2019). Flora of Israel Online http://flora.org.il/en/plants/.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1967). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 2: 1-581. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 2: 1-429. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sandwith, N.Y. [5951] Spain K:SPC-03659.000 No
K:SPC-66116.000 No
Khattab [F3776] Sudan Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207416 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [5542] Egypt Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207418 Yes
Feinbrun, N. [s.n.] West Bank Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207415 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [5209] Egypt Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207417 Yes
Muschler, R. (Dr.) [s.n.] Egypt Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207421 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [5095] Egypt Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207422 Yes
Davis, P.H. [7892] Egypt Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207425 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [15786] Jordan Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207413 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [3641] Oman Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207431 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [6174] Egypt Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207423 Yes
Dinsmore, J.E. [B7102] West Bank Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207411 Yes
Monier Abd El Ghani [1672] Egypt Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207427 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [997] Egypt Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207419 Yes
Monier Abd El Ghani [2123] Egypt Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207426 Yes
Eig, A. [s.n.] West Bank Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207414 Yes
Waisel, Y. [s.n.] Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207412 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [1366] Egypt Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207420 Yes
[Bahi Karaphsil] [4] Türkiye Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207430 Yes
Barclay, C. (Sir) [1614] Türkiye Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207429 Yes
[M.I. Naguib] [002] Bahrain Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207433 Yes
Rechinger, K.H.; Rechinger, F. [873] Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207428 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [1223] Egypt Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207424 Yes
Furse, P. [3520] Iran Sarcocornia fruticosa K005207432 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0