Atriplex paludosa subsp. baudinii

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Atriplex paludosa subsp. baudinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Atriplex
Species: A. paludosa
Subspecies: A. paludosa subsp. baudinii
Trinomial name
Atriplex paludosa subsp. baudinii
(Moq.) Aellen

Atriplex paludosa subsp. baudinii is subspecies of Atriplex paludosa (Marsh Saltbush) that is endemic to Western Australia.

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[edit] Description

It grows as an erect shrub up to a metre high. Leaves are oval in shape, one to four centimetres long, 2 to 15 millimetres wide, and scaly all over.[1]

[edit] Taxonomy

It was first published as Atriplex paludosa var. Baudini by Alfred Moquin-Tandon in 1849, based on specimens collected by during the Baudin expedition. The orthography of Baudini was later altered to baudinii.[2] At the same time, Moquin-Tandon published Atriplex drummondii, based on specimens collected by James Drummond, but the latter name is now considered a taxonomic synonym of the former.[3] In 1938, Paul Aellen promoted the variety to subspecies rank.[4] At the same time, the inexplicably published Atriplex paludosa var. typica for this taxon, a name that is invalid, illegal and superfluous.[5]

[edit] Distribution and habitat

It occurs almost exclusively within the Southwest Botanical Province of Western Australia.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wilson, Paul G. (1984). "Chenopodiaceae", Flora of Australia, Volume 4: Phytolaccaceae to Chenopodiaceae. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. 
  2. ^ Atriplex paludosa var. baudinii Moq.. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. ^ Atriplex drummondii Moq.. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  4. ^ Atriplex paludosa subsp. baudinii (Moq.) Aellen. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  5. ^ Atriplex paludosa var. typica Aellen. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  6. ^ Atriplex paludosa subsp. baudinii (Moq.) Aellen. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.