Chenopodium parabolicum
Chenopodium parabolicum[1] (Syn. Rhagodia parabolica), commonly known as fragrant saltbush or mealy saltbush, is a shrub in the family Amaranthaceae. The species is native to Australia.
Chenopodium parabolicum | |
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Chenopodium parabolicum (left plant) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Chenopodium |
Species: | C. parabolicum |
Binomial name | |
Chenopodium parabolicum | |
Synonyms | |
Rhagodia parabolica R.Br. |
The species was formally described in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae by botanist Robert Brown.[2] In 2012, after phylogenetical research, it was reclassified as a species of Chenopodium, and assigned the name Chenopodium parabolicum (R.Br.) S.Fuentes & Borsch.[1]
The species occurs in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.[3]
References
- Susy Fuentes-Bazan, Guilhem Mansion, Thomas Borsch: Towards a species level tree of the globally diverse genus Chenopodium (Chenopodiaceae). In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Vol. 62, No. 1, 2012, ISSN 1055-7903, p. 372, DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.10.006
- "Rhagodia parabolica". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- Jacobs S.W.L. "Rhagodia parabolica R.Br". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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