Amaranthaceae
Salicornia

Salicornia mossambicensis (Brenan) Piirainen & G.Kadereit

First published in Taxon 66: 125 (2017)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mozambique, W. Madagascar. 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
Prostrate or decumbent herb, with numerous lateral erect or ascending lateral branches 10–40 cm. high.
Morphology Stem
Sterile segments c. 3–4 mm. in diam., green.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Spikes 1.3–4.5 cm. long, 2–3.5 mm. in diam., cylindrical.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers 3 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]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/120942051/120980148

Conservation
DD - data deficient
[IUCN]

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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