Tecticornia

Tecticornia
Samphire, Tecticornia pergranulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
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]

Species

Species include:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tecticornia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=TECTICORNIA. Retrieved 2008-04-06. 
  2. ^ "Tecticornia". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/21375. 
  3. ^ "Species Profile and Threats Database, Halosarcia bulbosa". Australian Government, Department for Environment and Heritage. http://www.deh.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=16598. Retrieved 2006-10-02. 
  4. ^ "Halosarcia calyptrata". Florabase. http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/flora?f=105&level=s&id=2517&PHPSESSID=a5171aa4ffed634e4db2ed3cae8028c3. Retrieved 2006-10-18. 
  5. ^ "Threatened Flora of Eyre Peninsula". Australian Government, Department for Environment and Heritage. Archived from the original on 2006-09-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20060920092055/http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/arkoneyre/pdfs/bead_samphire.pdf#search=%22halosarcia%20samphire%22. Retrieved 2006-10-01. 
  6. ^ Department of the environment, Australia (2004). "EPBC Nomination to de-list from the Vulnerable category, Halosarcia flabelliformis (Bead Glasswort)". http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/nominations/pubs/halosarcia-flabelliformis.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-07.