Amaranthaceae
Salicornia

Salicornia decumbens (Toelken) Piirainen & G.Kadereit

First published in Taxon 66: 125 (2017)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Cape Prov. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical 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: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Chenopodiaceae, J. P. M. Brenan. Flora Zambesiaca 9:1. 1988

Morphology General Habit
Decumbent, woody herb 10–50 cm. high.
Morphology Stem
Sterile segments 3–6 mm. in diam., glaucous fading bluish-red (fide Tölken).
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Spikes 10–30 (50) mm. long, usually cylindrical, rarely tapering.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers (4) 5–7 (9) in a cluster.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth truncate, with a lateral shield in whose centre the perianth opens.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds pale brown; testa minutely papillose.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • 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 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