Chenopodioideae

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Chenopodioideae
Perennial Glasswort (Arthrocnemum perenne)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Amaranthaceae Subfamily: Chenopodioideae
Genera
See text.

The Chenopodioideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Amaranthaceae, formerly treated as a distinct family, Chenopodiaceae, and comprising all of the genera formerly included in this family except for those transferred to the subfamilies Salicornioideae and Salsoloideae. The precise circumscription of the subfamily is still uncertain, with research continuing; significant changes may occur to the genera included.^[1]

The subfamily as currently circumscribed has a cosmopolitan distribution, with about 1,400 species accepted. It is a particularly significant component of the vegetation of the arid region that extends from north Africa to central Asia.

It includes herbaceous plants and shrubs, sometimes succulent. The species are distinguished by flowers with no petals, and in the fruit being an achene or utricle. Many species accumulate salts in their tissues, and some secrete saltly substance on leaves. They exhibit CAM and C4 photosynthesis.

Food species include several Chenopodium species (Quinoa, Kañiwa, Fat Hen, Good King Henry, and Epazote), Orache (Atriplex spp.), spinach (Spinacia oleracea), and, of greatest commercial importance, the crops derived from Beta vulgaris, Sugar beet, Beet, Mangelwurzel and Chard.

[edit] Genera

The subfamily currently includes the following genera:^[1][2]

Acroglochin Agathophora Agriophyllum Alexandra Allenrolfea Anabasis Anthochlamys Aphanisma Archiatriplex Arthrocnemum Arthrophytum Atriplex Axyris Babbagia Bassia Beta Bienertia Borsczowia Brachylepis Camphorosma Ceratocarpus Chenopodium

Choriptera Climacoptera Corispermum Cornulaca Cremnophyton Cyathobasis Cycloloma Didymanthus Dissocarpus Dysphania Einadia Enchylaena Eremophea Eriochiton Esfandiaria Exomis Fadenia Fredolia Girgensohnia Goerziella Grayia Gyroptera

Hablitzia Halanthium Halarchon Halimione Halimocnemis Halocharis Halocnemum Halogeton Halostachys Halothamnus Haloxylon Hammada Helicilla Hemichroa Heterostachys Holmbergia Horaninovia Kalidiopsis Kalidium Kirilowia Kochia Krascheninnikovia

Lagenantha Maireana Malacocera Manochlamys Microcnemum Microgynoecium Monolepis Nanophyton Neobassia Nitrophila Noaea Nucularia Ofaiston Oreobliton Pachycornia Panderia Patellifolia Petrosimonia Piptoptera Polycnemum Rhagodia Roubieva

Roycea Sarcobatus Sclerolaena Sclerostegia Seidlitzia Senniella Sevada Spinacia Stelligera Suckleya Sympegma Tecticornia Tegicornia Teloxys Theleophyton Threlkeldia Traganopsis Traganum Zuckia

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} APG website:Amaranthaceae
2. ^ RBG Kew Vascular Plant Families and Genera: Chenopodiaceae

• Chenopodiaceae in L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards), The families of flowering plants.
• Flora of North America: Chenopodiaceae
• Flora of China: Chenopodiaceae
• links at CSDL