The genus Halothamnus Jaub. & Spach (Chenopodiaceae) in Turkey

Authors : Helmut FREITAG, Vagif ATAMOV, Esat ÇETİN, Mustafa ASLAN

Pages : 325-334

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The semidesert taxon Halothamnus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Chenopodiaceae);, which is confirmed to supersede the later Aellenia, is represented in Turkey by H. glaucus subsp. glaucus and H. hierochunticus. The former was known to occur in Kars and Ağri provinces but was found recently in Kayseri province as well. The latter is a new record for the flora of Turkey from Şanlıurfa province close to the Syrian border. Full descriptions of the genus and the species occurring in Turkey are given and the case of Aellenia is discussed. Images and distributional data including maps are provided.
Keywords : Key words Aellenia, Chenopodiaceae, flora of Turkey, Halothamnus