Amaranthaceae

Anabasis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 223 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Medit. to Central Asia and NW. India.

Descriptions

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herbs or shrubs; stems jointed
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite, fleshy, often reduced to scales
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers axillary, usually solitary, subtended by 2 pubescent bracteoles Flowers bisexual, 5-merous; perianth-segments free, 3 or 5 developing into conspicuous wings in fruit; stamens 5, alternating with short staminode-like appendages; style divided into 2 short stigmas
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Utricle membranous, or occasionally fleshy, included within winged perianth
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds compressed to lenticular, vertical; endosperm absent, embryo spiral.
Distribution
About 29 species in steppes and subdeserts, mainly in SW Asia and N Africa.
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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