Atriplex stipitata

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Atriplex stipitata
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Atriplex
Species:
A. stipitata
Binomial name
Atriplex stipitata
Benth.[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Atriplex reniformis F.Muell.
  • Obione stipitata (Benth.) G.L.Chu

Atriplex stipitata, known as mallee saltbush and kidney saltbush,[4] is a species of shrub in the family Amaranthaceae, found in all mainland states of Australia.[3]

In South Australia, it flowers all year round.[5] It is not considered a threatened species.[6]

Description[]

Atriplex stipitata is an erect, generally dioecious, shrub which grows to a metre in height. Its leaves are elliptic and entire, with the apices either obtuse or rounded. The leaf blade is 7 to 25 mm long on a petiole which is 2 to 3 mm long. Male flowers form disjunct spikes, and the well-spaced clusters of female flowers form slender spikes. Bracteoles surround a superior ovary, on a slender stipe which is up to 1 cm long.[4]

Taxonomy and naming[]

George Bentham first described A. stipitata in 1870.[1][2] The specific epithet, stipitata, is a Latin adjective (past participle) meaning "stemmed", that is, "having a stipe or a stem",[7][8] and refers to the stemmed fruit.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Atriplex stipitata". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b c Bentham, G. (1870) Flora Australiensis 5: 168 Retrieved 24 September 2019
  3. ^ a b "Atriplex stipitata Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Flora of Australia online profile Atriplex stipitata". profiles.ala.org.au. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  5. ^ "eFloraSA: Atriplex stipitata". Electronic Flora of South Australia. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Atriplex stipitata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  7. ^ Stearn, W.T. (2004). Botanical Latin (4th ed). Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 505.
  8. ^ Backer, C.A. (1936) Verklarend woordenboek der wetenschappelijke namen van de in Nederland en Nederlandsch-Indië in het wild groeiende en in tuinen en parken gekweekte varens en hoogere planten (Edition Nicoline van der Sijs).

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