eHALOPH - Halophytes Database

Family	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Atriplex
Species	atacamensis
Author	Phil.
Infraspecific	subsp.
Infraspecfic Author
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Plant type	xerophyte
Life form	Shrub
Ecotypes	unknown
Max. salinity	SW Previously was: 17
Germination	unknown
Salt glands and bladders	unknown
Photosynthesis Pathway	C4
Molecular data
Microbial interactions and mycorrhizal status	unknown
Bioremediation	unknown
antioxidants
Secondary Metabolites	Polyamines
Compatible Solutes	Glycinebetaine Proline
Habitat	H Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats
Economic use	3300.0 Fodder
Distribution
Distribution (text)	South America (22°20′57″S, 68°38′91″W, 2535 m a.s.l.) in the village of ChiuChiu, located 35 km from the city of Calama (northern Chile) Loa in the Northwest of Chile, Antofagasta region San Pedro de Atacama with an altitude of 23 15 and altitude of 2400 (masl), Chile
Miscellaneous notes	Tolerant of arsenic
References	Aguilera, L. E., J. R. Gutierrez and R. J. Moreno (1998) Vesiculo arbuscular mycorrhizae associated with saltbushes Atriplex spp. (Chenopodiaceae) in the Chilean arid zone. Revista Chilena De Historia Natural. 71, 3, 291-302. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Atriplex atacamensis Atriplex repanda Aronson, J.A. (1985) Economic halophytes - a global review. In: Plants for arid lands : proceedings of the Kew International Conference on Economic Plants for Arid Lands held in the Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, 23-27 July 1984. 177. -188. (see details) 6 Plants associated with this reference: Arthrocnemum halocnemoides Arthrocnemum macrostachyum Atriplex atacamensis Atriplex barclayana Atriplex canescens Atriplex cinerea 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 Osmond C.B.; O. Bjorkman ; D.J. Anderson. (1980) Physiological processes in plant ecology: toward a synthesis with Atriplex. Vol 36, (see details) 61 Plants associated with this reference: Atriplex acuminata Atriplex argentea Atriplex argentina Atriplex atacamensis Atriplex boecheri Atriplex breweri Atriplex bunburyana Atriplex californica Atriplex campanulata Atriplex cana Atriplex cordobensis Atriplex corrugata Atriplex coulteri Atriplex crenatifolia Atriplex decumbens Atriplex deserticola Atriplex elegans Atriplex fissivalvis Atriplex glabriuscula Atriplex glauca Atriplex griffithii Atriplex halimus Atriplex heterosperma Atriplex holocarpa Atriplex hortensis Atriplex hymenelytra Atriplex hymenotheca Atriplex intermedia Atriplex kochiana Atriplex lampa Atriplex leucophylla Atriplex lindleyi Atriplex littoralis Atriplex lobativalvis Atriplex monilifera Atriplex montevidensis Atriplex morrisii Atriplex muelleri Atriplex nummularia Atriplex nuttallii Atriplex obovata Atriplex paludosa Atriplex parryi Atriplex phyllostegia Atriplex platensis Atriplex polycarpa Atriplex prostrata Atriplex pumilio Atriplex pusilla Atriplex repanda Atriplex rhagodioides Atriplex rosea Atriplex sabulosa Atriplex sagittifolia Atriplex spongiosa Atriplex stipitata Atriplex undulata Atriplex velutinella Atriplex verreauxii Atriplex vesicaria Atriplex vestita 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 Tapia, Y., O. Diaz, C. Pizarro, R. Segura, M. Vines, G. Zuniga and E. Moreno-Jimenez (2013) Atriplex atacamensis and Atriplex halimus resist As contamination in Pre-Andean soils (northern Chile). Science of the Total Environment. 450, 188-196. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Atriplex atacamensis Vromman, D., I. Lefevre, Z. Slejkovec, J. P. Martinez, N. Vanhecke, M. Briceno, M. Kumar and S. Lutts (2016) Salinity influences arsenic resistance in the xerohalophyte Atriplex atacamensis Phil. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 126, 32-43. (see details) 2 Plants associated with this reference: Atriplex argentea Atriplex atacamensis

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