Amaranthaceae
Salicornia

Salicornia quinqueflora Bunge ex Ung.-Sternb.

First published in Vers. Syst. Salicorn.: 59 (1866)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Australia. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Chatham Is., New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Allan, H.A. (1961). Flora of New Zealand 1: 1-1085. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. [Cited as Sarcocornia quinqueflora.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Allan, H.A. (1961). Flora of New Zealand 1: 1-1085. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
  • George, A.S. & Menadue, M. (eds.) (1984). Flora of Australia 4: 1-354. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Melville, R.; Willis, J. [2134] Australia K005207171 Yes
Coveny, R. [7314] Australia K005207166 Yes
Story, R. [7216] Australia K005207176 Yes
Constable, E.F. [5965] Australia K005207174 Yes
Burns, T.E. [542] Australia K005207173 Yes
Durham (Capt.) [s.n.] Australia K005207168 Yes
Melville, R.; Morris, P.F.; Hicks, A. [989] Australia K005207169 Yes
Smith, L.S. [s.n.] Australia K005207175 Yes
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F. [5706B] New Zealand K005207180 Yes
[Dr.F. Mueller] [s.n.] Australia K005207172 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [5107] Australia K005207158 Yes
Jacobs, S. [682] Australia K005207164 Yes
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F. [5706A] New Zealand K005207181 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [4772] Australia K005207165 Yes
Melville, R.; Wakefield, N. [2847] Australia K005207170 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [4644] Australia K005207163 Yes
Bangerter, E.B. [5402] New Zealand K005207182 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005207167 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [4828] Australia K005207162 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [4157] Australia K005207160 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [4568] Australia K005207161 Yes
Stoddart, D.R. [4515] Australia K005207159 Yes
Coyne, P.D. Norfolk Island Sarcocornia quinqueflora K:SPC-47601.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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