eHALOPH - Halophytes Database

Family	Nitrariaceae
Genus	Nitraria
Species	retusa
Author	(Forssk.) Asch.
Infraspecific	subsp.
Infraspecfic Author
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Plant type	xerohalophyte
Life form	Shrub
Ecotypes	unknown
Max. salinity	90 dS/m
Germination	unknown
Salt glands and bladders	No Previously was: unknown
Photosynthesis Pathway	C3
Molecular data
Microbial interactions and mycorrhizal status	Yes
Bioremediation	unknown
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Secondary Metabolites
Compatible Solutes
Habitat	C1.5 Permanent inland saline and brackish lakes, ponds and pools
Economic use	0112.0 Fruit 2100.0 Fuel
Distribution
Distribution (text)	Saharo-Arabian region Sudanian region 75 km parallel to the Jordan River and the Dead Sea, and varies in width from 10 km at Wadi Hisban and Wadi Zarqa to about 2-3 km in Zara,Jordan Azrak, 80 km sotheast Amman, Jordan Previously was: Saharo-Arabian region Sudanian region 75 km parallel to the Jordan River and the Dead Sea, and varies in width from 10 km at Wadi Hisban and Wadi Zarqa to about 2-3 km in Zara,Jordan
Miscellaneous notes
References	Aronson, J.A., D. Pasternak and A. Danon. (1988) Introduction and first evaluation of 120 halophytes under seawater irrigation. In: Arid lands : today and tomorrow : proceedings of an international research and development conference, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A., October 20-25, 1985. 737. -746. (see details) 117 Plants associated with this reference: Allenrolfea occidentalis Anagallis arvensis Arthrocnemum fruticosum Arthrocnemum halocnemoides Arthrocnemum macrostachyum Astydamia latifolia Atriplex atacamensis Atriplex barclayana Atriplex bunburyana Atriplex canescens Atriplex cinerea Atriplex confertifolia Atriplex dimorphostegia Atriplex glauca Atriplex halimus Atriplex hymenelytra Atriplex lentiformis Atriplex leucoclada Atriplex leucophylla Atriplex linearis Atriplex nummularia Atriplex nuttallii Atriplex repanda Atriplex sagittifolia Atriplex semibaccata Atriplex undulata Atriplex vesicaria Batis maritima Beta vulgaris Borrichia frutescens Calotropis gigantea Calotropis procera Carpobrotus edulis Casuarina cristata Casuarina glauca Casuarina stricta Chenopodium auricomum Chenopodium macrospermum Conocarpus erectus Crambe maritima Crithmum maritimum Daucus halophilus Disphyma australe Disphyma crassifolium Drosanthemum candens Eremophila polyclada Eucalyptus sargentii Frankenia pulverulenta Galenia fruticosa Halimione portulacoides Haloxylon recurvum Inula crithmoides Inula viscosa Ipomoea stolonifera Iresine rhizomatosa Juncus maritimus Lampranthus albus Limonium axillare Limonium macrophyllum Limonium meyeri Limonium pectinatum Limonium perezii Limonium sinuatum Limonium vulgare Lotus creticus Lotus cytisoides Lycopersicon minor Maireana sedifolia Malacocera albicans Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Myoporum parvifolium Nitraria billardieri Nitraria retusa Nitraria schoberi Osteospermum fruticosum Otanthus maritimus Parapholis incurva Paspalum distichum Peganum harmala Pholiurus incurvus Phyla nodiflora Plantago crassifolia Plantago maritima Polypogon monspeliensis Puccinellia maritima Puccinellia peisonis Rhagodia crassifolia Salicornia bigelovii Salvadora persica Sarcocornia fruticosa Sarcocornia perennis Scaevola crassifolia Scaevola taccada Selliera radicans Sesuvium portulacastrum Sesuvium sessile Sesuvium verrucosum Solanum incanum Spartina longispica Suaeda maritima Suaeda nigra Suaeda nudiflora Suaeda splendens Suaeda torreyana Suaeda vera Suaeda vermiculata Tamarix chinensis Tamarix nilotica Tamarix senegalensis Tetragonia fruticosa Tetragonia implexicoma Tetragonia tetragonoides Thespesia populnea Urginea maritima Zygophyllum billardierei Zygophyllum coccineum Zygophyllum dumosum Haddi, M. L., S. Filacorda, K. Meniai, F. Rollin and P. Susmel (2003) In vitro fermentation kinetics of some halophyte shrubs sampled at three stages of maturity. Animal Feed Science and Technology. 104, 1-4, 215-225. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Atriplex halimus Nitraria retusa Qasem, Jamal R. (2015) PROSPECTS OF WILD MEDICINAL AND INDUSTRIAL PLANTS OF SALINE HABITATS IN THE JORDAN VALLEY. 47, 2, 551. -570. (see details) 51 Plants associated with this reference: Acacia nilotica Aeluropus lagopoides Aizoon canariense Alhagi maurorum Anabasis articulata Anagallis arvensis Arundo donax Asparagus horridus Atriplex halimus Atriplex leucoclada Blyttia spiralis Calotropis procera Casuarina equisetifolia Chenopodium murale Cynodon dactylon Cyperus laevigatus Desmostachya bipinnata Dittrichia viscosa Drimia maritima Dysphania ambrosioides Eucalyptus camaldulensis Fagonia mollis Juncus acutus Juncus maritimus Lycium europaeum Lycium shawii Nitraria retusa Ochradenus baccatus Peganum harmala Phoenix dactylifera Plantago coronopus Plantago lanceolata Polypogon monspeliensis Portulaca oleracea Prosopis farcta Rumex crispus Salicornia europaea Salsola schweinfurthii Solanum incanum Sonchus maritimus Spergularia diandra Suaeda aegyptiaca Suaeda asphaltica Suaeda palaestina Suaeda vera Tamarix tetragyna Tripolium pannonicum Typha angustifolia Typha latifolia Zygophyllum coccineum Zygophyllum dumosum Weiglin, C. and E. Winter (1991) LEAF STRUCTURES OF XEROHALOPHYTES FROM AN EAST JORDANIAN SALT PAN. Flora. 185, 6, 405-424. (see details) 11 Plants associated with this reference: Aeluropus littoralis Atriplex halimus Cressa cretica Frankenia hirsuta Nitraria retusa Phragmites australis Prosopis farcta Reaumuria alternifolia Salsola tetrandra Suaeda vermiculata Tamarix passerinoides

Report for Nitraria retusa (Forssk.) Asch.