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Report for Salicornia capensis (Moss) Piirainen & G.Kadereit

updated: Dec 7th 2018, 9:43 pm see all updates

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Family	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Salicornia Previously was: Sarcocornia
Species	capensis
Author	(Moss) Piirainen & G.Kadereit Previously was: (Moss) A.J.Scott
Infraspecific	subsp.
Infraspecfic Author
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Plant type	hydrohalophyte
Life form	Nano-chamaephyte
Ecotypes	unknown
Max. salinity
Germination	unknown
Salt glands and bladders	unknown
Photosynthesis Pathway	C3
Molecular data	DNA
Microbial interactions and mycorrhizal status	unknown
Bioremediation	unknown
antioxidants
Secondary Metabolites
Compatible Solutes
Habitat	A2.5 Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds
Economic use
Distribution
Distribution (text)	South Africa
Miscellaneous notes	Syn Sarcocornia capensis Previously was: empty
References	MACNAE, W (1963) MANGROVE SWAMPS IN SOUTH-AFRICA. JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY. 51, 1, 1. -25. (see details) 4 Plants associated with this reference: Arthrocnemum capense Arthrocnemum heptiflorum Phragmites karka Sporobolus secundatum Mucina, L., J. A. M. Janssen and M. O'Callaghan (2003) Syntaxonomy and zonation patterns in coastal salt marshes of the Uilkraals estuary, Western Cape (South Africa). Phytocoenologia. 33, 2-3, 309-334. (see details) 3 Plants associated with this reference: Chenolea diffusa Salicornia capensis Salicornia decumbens Steffen, S., P. Ball, L. Mucina and G. Kadereit (2015) Phylogeny, biogeography and ecological diversification of Sarcocornia (Salicornioideae, Amaranthaceae). Annals of Botany. 115, 3, 353-368. (see details) 13 Plants associated with this reference: Salicornia decumbens Salicornia fruticosa Salicornia littorea Salicornia mossiana Salicornia natalensis Salicornia pacifica Salicornia perennis Salicornia perennis Salicornia quinqueflora Salicornia utahensis Sarcocornia capensis Sarcocornia globosa Sarcocornia pillansii Veldkornet, DA; Potts, AJ; Adams, JB (2016) The distribution of salt marsh macrophyte species in relation to physicochemical variables. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY. 107, 84. -90. (see details) 7 Plants associated with this reference: Frankenia pulverulenta Juncus kraussii Salicornia blackiana Salicornia capensis Sarcocornia pillansii Spergularia media Sporobolus virginicus by Pauline Bond and Peter Goldblatt. (1984) Plants of the Cape flora : a descriptive catalogue. Vol 13, (see details) 26 Plants associated with this reference: Arctotheca populifolia Arthrocnemum capense Batis argillicola Cotyledon orbiculata Disphyma crassifolium Disphyma dunsdonii Eriocephalus africanus Felicia filifolia Hirpicium integrifolium Ipomoea brasiliensis Malacocera albicans Osteospermum fruticosum Rhigozum obovatum Salsola aphylla Salsola verdoorniae Sarcocornia decumbens Sarcocornia littorea Sarcocornia mossiana Sarcocornia natalensis Scaevola plumieri Scaevola thunbergii Seetzenia lanata Spartina spartinae Suaeda caespitosa Tetragonia arbuscula Tetragonia portulacoides

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