Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae

Chenopodiaceae - Goosefoot family

Literature

Brenan, J.P.M. (1988) Chenopodiaceae FZ 9(1)

Description of the family

Annual or perennial herbs (in ours), often fleshy. Stipules 0. Leaves alternate, rarely opposite, simple. Flowers minute, usually green or grey, bisexual or unisexual, actinomorphic. Perianth 2-5-lobed, persistent. Stamens as many as, or fewer than, the number of perianth segments. Ovary superior or half-inferior, 1-locular. Stigmas 2(-5). Fruit usually an indehiscent achene.

Worldwide: 103 genera and 1300 species, cosmopolitan but especially desert and semi-desert areas.

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Links to genera: (10)

GenusContent
Arthrocnemum Moq.
Atriplex L.
Bassia All.
Chenolea Thunb.
Chenopodium L.Description
Halosarcia Paul G. Wilson
Salicornia L.
Salsola L.
Sarcocornia A.J. Scott
Suaeda Forssk. ex Scop.

Other sources of information about Chenopodiaceae:

GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Chenopodiaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar


Copyright: Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten, 2007-10

Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Mozambique: Family page: Chenopodiaceae.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=55, retrieved 3 September 2010

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