Biology:Polycnemum

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Short description: Genus of Amaranthaceae plants

Polycnemum
Polycnemum arvense Sturm.png
Polycnemum arvense botanical illustration
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Polycnemoideae
Tribe: Polycnemeae
Genus: Polycnemum
L.[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms[2]
  • Rovillia Bubani
  • Selago Adans.

Polycnemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae/Chenopodiaceae, native to central, eastern and southern Europe, Morocco, Algeria, Turkey, and Central Asia. Basal in its clade, it has been suggested that it be given its own family, Polycnemaceae.[3]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

  • Polycnemum arvense L.
  • Polycnemum fontanesii Durieu & Moq.
  • Polycnemum heuffelii Láng
  • Polycnemum majus A.Braun ex Bogenh.
  • Polycnemum perenne Litv.
  • Polycnemum verrucosum Láng

References

  1. Sp. Pl.: 35 (1753)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Polycnemum L.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6970-1. 
  3. Veselova, Tatiana D.; Dzhalilova, Khalima Kh.; Timonin, Alexander C. (1 December 2016). "Embryology of Polycnemum arvense L. (lower core Caryophyllales)". Wulfenia 23: 221–240. 

Wikidata ☰ Q159807 entry