Chenopodiaceae Vent.
Tecticornia Hook.f.
, legitimate, scientific
[Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. (7 February 1880), Genera Plantarum 3(1)]:
65
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
Tecticornia cinerea (F.Muell.) Baill.
[Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants]:
30
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Salicornia L.
legitimate
[Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants]:
409
[secondary reference]
[Backer, C.A. (December 1949), Chenopodiaceae. Flora Malesiana Series I 4(2)]:
103-104
[secondary reference]
[Wilson, Paul G. (14 November 1972), A taxonomic revision of the genus Tecticornia (Chenopodiaceae). Nuytsia 1(3)]:
278
[secondary reference]
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Etymology:
"From the Greek words tectum, a roof, and cornu a horn,. Presumably alluding to the manner in which the outer margin of the bracts forms a covering to the spike.
[Wilson, Paul G. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Chenopodiaceae (Chenopodium, Dysphania, Rhagodia, Sclerobitum, Monolepis, Atriplex, enchylaena, Neobassia, Stelligera, Threlkeldia, Babbagia, Halosarcia, Tecticornia, Sclerostegia, Pachycornia, Salsola) ). Flora of Central Australia]:
74
[secondary reference]
[Wilson, Paul G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 4]:
302
[secondary reference]
[Wilson, Paul G. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region]:
105-106
[secondary reference]
[Kuhn, U. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1993), Chenopodiaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2]:
273
[secondary reference]
[Shepherd, K.A. & Wilson, Paul G. (5 September 2007), Incorporation of the Australian genera Halosarcia, Pachycornia, Sclerostegia and Tegicornia into Tecticornia (Salicornioideae, Chenopodiaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 20(4)]:
323-324
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Pachycornia Hook.f.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Tegicornia Paul G.Wilson
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Sclerostegia Paul G.Wilson
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Halosarcia Paul G.Wilson
legitimate
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census]:
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APC
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Pachycornia Hook.f.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Arthrocnemum sect. Trachysperma J.M.Black
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Arthrocnemum sect. Leiosperma J.M.Black
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Arthrocnemum subg. Angianthemum Moss
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Tegicornia Paul G.Wilson
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Sclerostegia Paul G.Wilson
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Halosarcia Paul G.Wilson
legitimate
pro parte misapplication:
Salicornia L.
legitimate
by [Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5]: 201
misapplication:
Arthrocnemum Moq.
legitimate
by [Black, J.M. (1919), A revision of the Australian Salicornieae. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 43]: 357
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APC Dist.:
WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas
[Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3]:
845
[secondary reference]