eHALOPH - Halophytes Database

Family	Plumbaginaceae
Genus	Limonium
Species	axillare
Author	(Forssk.) Kuntze
Infraspecific	subsp.
Infraspecfic Author
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Plant type	psammophile
Life form	Chaemaephyte
Ecotypes	Yes
Max. salinity	SW Previously was: 200
Germination	Yes
Salt glands and bladders	Yes
Photosynthesis Pathway	C3
Molecular data	ITS DNA Plastid DNA
Microbial interactions and mycorrhizal status	unknown
Bioremediation	unknown
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Secondary Metabolites
Compatible Solutes	Proline
Habitat	A2.5 Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds
Economic use	4850.0 Salt-tolerant ornamental 7000.0 MEDICAL
Distribution
Distribution (text)	Saharo-Arabian region North-western Red Sea
Miscellaneous notes
References	Akhani, H., M. Malekmohammadi, P. Mahdavi, A. Gharibiyan and M. W. Chase (2013) Phylogenetics of the Irano-Turanian taxa of Limonium (Plumbaginaceae) based on ITS nrDNA sequences and leaf anatomy provides evidence for species delimitation and relationships of lineages. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 171, 3, 519-550. (see details) 12 Plants associated with this reference: L reniforme Limonium axillare Limonium bellidifolium Limonium carnosum Limonium caspium Limonium gmelinii Limonium iranicum Limonium lobatum Limonium nudum Limonium otolepis Limonium stocksii Limonium suffruticosum Aronson, J.A Unpublished data (1981 - 88). . (see details) 36 Plants associated with this reference: Aeluropus lagopoides Alhagi maurorum Allenrolfea occidentalis Anogeissus leiocarpa Anogeissus pendula Asparagus stipularis Atriplex dimorphostegia Atriplex leucoclada Bucida buceras Combretum spp. Convolvulus cneorum Eremophila maculata Fagonia mollis Geoffroea decorticans Halogeton glomeratus Haloxylon recurvum Hyphaene reptans Inula viscosa Ipomoea sagittata Kissenia capensis Limonium axillare Limonium meyeri Melaleuca huegelii Mertensia maritima Phoenix canariensis Phoenix dactylifera Prosopis farcta Schinus polygamus Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea Stegnosperma alimifolia Suaeda palaestina Tamarix amplexicaulis Tamarix passerinoides Terminalia catappa Zizyphus nummularia Zygophyllum clavatum 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 Hegazy, A. K., J. Lovett-Doust, O. Hammouda and N. H. Gomaa (2007) Vegetation distribution along the altitudinal gradient in the northwestern Red Sea region. Community Ecology. 8, 2, 151-162. (see details) 6 Plants associated with this reference: Halocnemum strobilaceum Limonium axillare Nitraria retusa Phragmites australis Tamarix senegalensis Tetraena alba Lledo, MD; Crespo, MB; Fay, MF; Chase, MW (2005) Molecular phylogenetics of Limonium and related genera (Plumbaginaceae): Biogeographical and systematic implications. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY. 92, 7, 1189. -1198. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Limonium axillare MAHMOUD, A; ELSHEIKH, AM; ISAWI, F (1982) ECOLOGY OF THE LITTORAL SALT-MARSH VEGETATION AT RABIGH ON THE RED-SEA COAST OF SAUDI-ARABIA. JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS. 5, 1, 35. -42. (see details) 3 Plants associated with this reference: Limonium axillare Pentatropis spiralis Pimelea clavata Mahmoud, A., A. M. Elsheikh and S. A. Baset (1983) GERMINATION OF 2 HALOPHYTES - HALOPEPLIS-PERFOLIATA AND LIMONIUM-AXILLARE FROM SAUDI-ARABIA. Journal of Arid Environments. 6, 2, 87-98. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Limonium axillare Pasternak, D. and A. Nerd (1996) Research and utilization of halophytes in Israel. Halophytes and Biosaline Agriculture. 325-348. (see details) 70 Plants associated with this reference: Aeluropus lagopoides Aeluropus littoralis Allenrolfea occidentalis Arthrocnemum macrostachyum Atriplex atacamensis Atriplex barclayana Atriplex canescens Atriplex cinerea Atriplex dimorphostegia Atriplex glauca Atriplex halimus Atriplex lentiformis Atriplex leucoclada Atriplex nummularia Atriplex portulacoides Atriplex repanda Atriplex sagittifolia Atriplex semibaccata Atriplex undulata Atriplex vesicaria Batis maritima Borrichia frutescens Casuarina cristata Casuarina glauca Chenopodium auricomum Conocarpus erectus Disphyma crassifolium Distichlis palmeri Drosanthemum floribundum Eucalyptus sargentii Galenia secunda Juncus acutus Juncus maritimus Leptochloa fusca Leymus racemosus Limbarda crithmoides Limonium axillare Limonium pectinatum Limonium perezii Limonium vulgare Maireana sedifolia Melaleuca halmaturorum Nitraria billardierei Nitraria retusa Paspalum vaginatum Phyla nodiflora Plantago crassifolia Portulaca confertifolia Portulaca confertifolia Puccinellia ciliata Rhagodia crassifolia Sarcocornia fruticosa Sesuvium portulacastrum Sporobolus virginicus Suaeda aegyptiaca Suaeda fruticosa Suaeda maritima Suaeda monoica Suaeda nigra Suaeda torreyana Suaeda vera Suaeda vermiculata Tamarix aphylla Tamarix chinensis Tamarix senegalensis Tetragonia tetragonoides Zygophyllum billardierei Zygophyllum coccineum Zygophyllum dumosum atriplex coquimbana Ribeiro de Paiva S, da Silva Marques S, Figueiredo M R and Coelho Kaplan M A (2003) PLUMBAGINALES: A PHARMACOLOGICAL APPROACH. 10, 1, 98. -105. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Limonium axillare Salama, F. M., S. M. El-Naggar and T. Ramadan (1999) Salt glands of some halophytes in Egypt. Phyton-Annales Rei Botanicae. 39, 1, 91-105. (see details) 13 Plants associated with this reference: Aeluropus lagopoides Atriplex farinosa Atriplex halimus Avicennia marina Frankenia hirsuta Limoniastrum monopetalum Limonium axillare Limonium pruinosum Tamarix amplexicaulis Tamarix aphylla Tamarix nilotica Tamarix passerinoides Tamarix senegalensis Waisel, Y. and M. Agami. (1979) The halophytes of Israel. (In Hebrew). (see details) 15 Plants associated with this reference: Bacopa monniera Bacopa stragula Bartsia verna Inula crithmoides Limonium axillare Limonium meyeri Lycium ameghinoi Lycium californicum Lycium carolinianum Lycium torreyi Plantago crassifolia Reseda hirsuta Reseda pulverulenta Tamarix passerinoides Tamarix tetragyna Yasseen, B. T. and M. A. Abu-Al-Basal (2008) Ecophysiology of Limonium axillare and Avicennia marina from the coastline of Arabian Gulf-Qatar. Journal of Coastal Conservation. 12, 1, 35-42. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Limonium axillare Zahran, M. A. (1983) Vegetation types of Saudi Arabia. In: Introduction to plant ecology and vegetation types of Saudi Arabia. Part II.. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Limonium axillare

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