Amaranthaceae

Caroxylon Thunb.

First published in Nov. Gen. Pl. 2: 37 (1782)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Medit. to Mongolia and S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Baleares, Botswana, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, China North-Central, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Greece, Gulf States, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel I, Namibia, Niger, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Qinghai, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South European Russi, Spain, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yemen

Introduced into:

California

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Salsola.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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