• Source: Salsola

Salsola is a genus of the subfamily Salsoloideae in the family Amaranthaceae. The genus sensu stricto is distributed in Australia, central and southwestern Asia, North Africa, and the Mediterranean. Common names of various members of this genus and related genera are saltwort (for their salt tolerance) and tumbleweed or roly-poly. The genus name Salsola is from the Latin salsus, meaning 'salty'.




Description


The species of Salsola are mostly subshrubs, shrubs, small trees, and rarely annuals. The leaves are mostly alternate, rarely opposite, simple, and entire. The bisexual flowers have five tepals and five stamens. The pistil ends in two stigmata. The fruit is spherical with a spiral embryo and no perisperm.




Systematics


The genus name Salsola was first published in 1753 by Linnaeus in Species Plantarum. The type species is Salsola soda L.
The genus Salsola belongs to the tribe Salsoleae s.s. of the subfamily Salsoloideae in the family Amaranthaceae. The genus was recircumscribed in 2007 based on molecular phylogenetic research, greatly reducing the number of species. Synonyms of Salsola sensu stricto are: Darniella Maire & Weiller, Fadenia Aellen & Townsend, Neocaspia Tzvelev and Hypocylix Wol..

Plants of the World Online includes:

Excluded species: Many species formerly grouped in Salsola were excluded by Akhani et al. (2007). Some may now be classified in separate genera:

Turania (for Salsola sect. Sogdiana)
Xylosalsola (for Salsola sect. Coccosalsola subsect. Arbuscula)
Caroxylon (for Salsola sect. Caroxylon)
Caroxylon imbricatum (Forssk.) Moq. (Syn. Salsola imbricata Forssk.)
Caroxylon vermiculatum (L.) Akhani & Roalson (Syn. Salsola vermiculata L.)
Kaviria (for Salsola sect. Belanthera)




Uses


The leaves and shoots of S. soda, known in Italy as barba di frate or agretti, are cooked and used as vegetables. The species is also used for the production of potash. In Namibia, where the plant is called gannabos, it is a valuable fodder plant.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Gurun Arab
• Helianthus devernii
• Rawasan
• Gulma gelinding
• Amaranthaceae
• Geografi Afganistan
• Flora Lebanon
• Salsola
• Salsola tragus
• Salsola kali
• Suaeda maritima
• Soda oppositifolia
• Salsola komarovii
• Soda inermis
• Ambrosia salsola
• Foggia Airfield Complex
• Salsola melitensis