Genus: Sarcocornia
[= Arthrocnemum]
Life
> eukaryotes >
Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
>
Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants)
> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants)
> Core Eudicots
> Order: Caryophyllales > Family:
Amaranthaceae > Subfamily: Salicornioideae
About 15
species, found nearly worldwide, with 12 species native to southern Africa, found along the coast.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Steffen et al. (2010).
Sarcocornia capensis |
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Sarcocornia decumbens |
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Sarcocornia decussata |
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Sarcocornia dunensis |
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Sarcocornia freitagii |
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Sarcocornia littorea |
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Sarcocornia mossambicensis |
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Sarcocornia mossiana |
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Sarcocornia natalensis |
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Sarcocornia pillansii |
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Sarcocornia tegetaria |
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Sarcocornia xerophila |
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Publications
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