Frankeniaceae

Frankenia L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 331 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Macaronesia to NW. India and Siberia, St. Helena, Namibia to Cape Prov., Australia, W. Central U.S.A. to Mexico, Peru to Chile.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Azores, Baleares, Bolivia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, China North-Central, Colorado, Corse, Cyprus, Desventurados Is., East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, France, Free State, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Haiti, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mali, Mauritania, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nevada, New Mexico, New South Wales, Niger, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, NW. Balkan Pen., Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Portugal, Queensland, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Selvagens, Senegal, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, South Australia, South European Russia, Spain, St.Helena, Sudan-South Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Tasmania, Texas, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Victoria, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yemen

Introduced into:

Germany, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Norfolk Is., Oregon, Utah

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter E-F: 1-50919.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 1: 136.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1980 D'Orbigny [1522] K000471132 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Chile K000471133 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Gay, C. [s.n.] Chile K000471012 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Chile K000471011 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Lorentz [s.n.] Argentina K000471131 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Chile K000471134 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Gay [s.n.] Chile K000471010 Isolectotype Yes
Strid, A. [21956] Australia K005023031 Yes
Tate, R. [s.n.] Australia K005023037 Yes
Latz, P.K. [706] Australia K005023231 Yes
Lambert, M.R.K. [875] Australia K005023230 Yes
Hunger, S.; Kilian, N. [4210] Australia K005023216 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [5005] South Africa K000388029 Isotype Yes
Lepschi, B.J.; Lally, T.R. [1813] Australia K005023219 Yes
Lazarides, M. [8406] Australia K005023233 Yes
Latz, P.K. [509] Australia K005023227 Yes
Staer, J. [40] Australia K005023225 Yes
Latz, P.K. [965] Australia K005023220 Yes
Ingham, J.S. [209] Australia K005023232 Yes
MacDonald, E.C. [506] Australia K005023235 Yes
Melville, R. [4018] Australia K005023245 Yes
Cleland, J.B. [F1] Australia K005023224 Yes
Chippendale, G. [6382] Australia K005023228 Yes
Crocker, R.L. [s.n.] Australia K005023222 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K005023218 Yes
MacDonald, E.C. [421] Australia K005023234 Yes
Greuter, W. [s.n.] Australia K005023246 Yes
Aedo, C. ; et al [WGS84] Tunisia K001612258 Yes
Morrison, A. (Dr.) [s.n.] Australia K005023242 Yes
Langford, D.G. [7] Australia K005023238 Yes
Wilson, P.G. [377] Australia K005023223 Yes
Morrison, A. (Dr.) [21] Australia K005023243 Yes
Greuter, W. [s.n.] Australia K005023248 Yes
Willis, J.H. [s.n.] Australia K005023033 Yes
MacDonald, E.C. [7] Australia K005023237 Yes
Hunger, S.; Kilian, N. [4138] Australia K005023217 Yes
Brooke, J.P. [s.n.] Australia K005023035 Yes
Symon, D.E. [3204] Australia K005023226 Yes
Morrison, A. (Dr.) [21] Australia K005023241 Yes
MacDonald, E.C. [37] Australia K005023236 Yes
Milligan, A. [21] Australia K005023244 Yes
Melville, R. [218] Australia K005023240 Yes
Greuter, W. [s.n.] Australia K005023249 Yes
Parker, S.A. [174] Australia K005023229 Yes
Crocker, R.L. [s.n.] Australia K005023221 Yes
Melville, R. [4049B] Australia K005023239 Yes
Gardner, C.A. [2857] Australia K005023032 Yes
Richards [s.n.] Australia K005023034 Yes
Greuter, W. [s.n.] Australia K005023247 Yes
Brown, T. [s.n.] Australia K005023036 Yes

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • 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.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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

  • 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