Amaranthaceae

Halimocnemis C.A.Mey.

First published in C.F.von Ledebour, Fl. Altaic. 1: 381 (1829)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is E. Medit. to Xinjiang and Pakistan.

Descriptions

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2016) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 1: Elatinaceae to Sphenocleaceae.

Morphology General Habit
Annuals, very branched from the base, with erect, ascending or prostrate main stem, villose
Morphology Stem
Stems and leaves with two types of simple hairs: shorter straight hairs with no broadened base, and longer (to 5 mm) hairs with conical podium
Morphology Leaves
Leaves alternate or rarely opposite, terete or semiterete, rarely flattened, with the conical persistent mucro or obtuse
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers hermaphrodite, solitary, supported by bract and 2 bracteoles; foliar parts of two neighbouring flowers can sometimes be fused to each other forming one diaspore consisting of two fruits
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth 4–5-merous, acute and slightly darker at the tip, indurated almost to the top, smooth, tuberculate or winged
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4–5; anthers with a spongy coloured vesicle that exceed the perianth
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Stigma
Stylodia 2
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seed embryo vertical, spirally coiled; perisperm absent.
Distribution
About 20 species in the Irano-Turanian region.
Etymology
Halimocnemis, from Gr.ἄλς, hals, salt and κνηµη, kneme, knee [almost same as Halocnemum, though in this case ‘cnemum’ was defined as ‘sheath’.
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Sources

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
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  • 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