Willdenowia 36
Willdenowia – Annals of the Botanic Garden and
Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem
ISSN 0511-9618
© 2006 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem.
Freitag, H. & Lomonosova, M.: Typification and identity of Suaeda crassifolia, S. prostrata
and S. salsa, three often confused species of Suaeda
sect. Brezia (Chenopodiaceae, Suaedoideae).
Willdenowia 36
(Special Issue): 21-36.
doi:10.3372/wi.36.36102
Abstract
The nomenclatural history of the three common and often confused
species Suaeda crassifolia, S. salsa and S. prostrata,
distributed from Europe to S Siberia and Middle Asia, is outlined,
their identity is critically discussed and the three names are
typified. The differential characters of the three species are
presented in a table.
Key words:
Peter Simon Pallas, halophytes, Eurasia, taxonomy, lectotypification.
