Atriplex stipitata

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]

Atriplex stipitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Atriplex
Species:
A. stipitata
Binomial name
Atriplex stipitata
Synonyms[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. "Atriplex stipitata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Bentham, G. (1870) Flora Australiensis 5: 168 Retrieved 24 September 2019
  3. "Atriplex stipitata Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. "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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