Polygonaceae
Calligonum

Calligonum tetrapterum Jaub. & Spach

First published in Ill. Pl. Orient. 5: 80 (1855)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Türkiye to Central Asia and Arabian Peninsula. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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

Morphology General Habit
Shrub 30–60 cm, with stiff greyish-white main branches
Morphology Leaves
Leaves deciduous, usually absent, arising from the younger shoots
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers arising in clusters at nodes of younger branches; pedicels usually slightly shorter than length of perianth
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth segments whitish with pink median stripe, oblong, obtuse, ± 3 mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruits reddish or greenish, to 1 cm, with 4 slightly twisted denticulate wings, lacking bristles.
Ecology
Gravelly and sandy desert, rocky hill, clay gravelly soil, slopes of sandy gypsum soil;
Phenology
Flowering: Feb.–May, fruiting: Apr.–Oct.
Distribution
Iraq: Scattered, mainly in the desert zone of Iraq. Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, C Asia.
[FIQ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 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