Tecticornia

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Tecticornia
Samphire, Tecticornia pergranulata
Samphire, Tecticornia pergranulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Salicornioideae
Genus: Tecticornia
Hook. f.
Species

See text.

Tecticornia is a genus of succulent, salt tolerant plant largely endemic to Australia. In 2007, the genus Halosarcia, along with three other Australian genera (Pachycornia, Sclerostegia and Tegicornia) was incorporated into the genus.[1]

[edit] Species

Species include:[1][2]

  • Tecticornia arborea Paul G.Wilson (Bulli Bulli)
  • Tecticornia arbuscula (R.Br.) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson (Shrubby Glasswort)
  • Tecticornia auriculata (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia australasica (Moq.) Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia bibenda K.A.Sheph. & S.J.van Leeuwen
  • Tecticornia bulbosa (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & PaulG.Wilson (Large-articled Samphire) - Inland growing plant found in Western Australia and listed as being vulnerable to extinction.[3]
  • Tecticornia calyptrata (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson - a divaricately branched shrub ranging to 1 metre in height. Found across Western Australia in both sandy and clay soils, salt lakes, and saline claypans.[4]
  • Tecticornia chartacea (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia cupuliformis (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia disarticulata (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia doleiformis (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia entrichoma (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia fimbriata (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia flabelliformis (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson (Bead Samphire or Bead Glasswort) - a woody, perrenial, salt tolerant plant growing up to 20 centimetres high in saltmarshes associated with salt lakes and saline flats and usually in monospecific patches. It is a deciduous shrub with fleshy branches, flowering and fruiting from January to May. T. flabelliformis is found in South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia with most of the population in South Australia. It is nationally listed as being vulnerable to extinction[5], with state by state listings as vulnerable in South Australia, threatened in Victoria and poorly known in Western Australia.[6] (Eyelash Samphire)
  • Tecticornia fontinalis (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia halocnemoides (Nees) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson (Shrubby Samphire or Grey Glasswort)
  • Tecticornia indica (Willd.) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson - has several subspecies
  • Tecticornia laevigata K.A.Sheph.
  • Tecticornia lepidosperma (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia leptoclada (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia lylei (Ewart & Jean White) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia mellaria K.A.Sheph.
  • Tecticornia medullosa (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia moniliformis (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia nitida (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia peltata (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia pergranulata (J.M.Black) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson (Samphire, Blackseed Glasswort or Blackseed Samphire) - found inland across much of Australia and, less often, in coastal saline areas.
  • Tecticornia pluriflora (Paul G. Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia pruinosa (Paulsen) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia pterygosperma (J.M.Black) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia syncarpa (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia tenuis (Benth.) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia triandra (F.Muell.) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia undulata (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson
  • Tecticornia uniflora (Paul G.Wilson) K.A.Sheph. & Paul G.Wilson (Mat Samphire)
  • Tecticornia verrucosa Paul G.Wilson

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Tecticornia. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  2. ^ Tecticornia. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
  3. ^ Species Profile and Threats Database, Halosarcia bulbosa. Australian Government, Department for Environment and Heritage. Retrieved on 2006-10-02.
  4. ^ Halosarcia calyptrata. Florabase. Retrieved on 2006-10-18.
  5. ^ Threatened Flora of Eyre Peninsula. Australian Government, Department for Environment and Heritage. Retrieved on 2006-10-01.
  6. ^ Department of the environment, Australia (2004). EPBC Nomination to de-list from the Vulnerable category, Halosarcia flabelliformis (Bead Glasswort). Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
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